if 0*0=0, why can’t you divide 0 by 0 (the square root of 0) and get 0 (the square root of 0)?

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ditto for cube root, nth root, etc.

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Answer 1

Several people already explained how 0/0 can be literally any number, but I just want to chime in that for any number besides 0, x/0 is called “undefined” because an answer does not exist. On the other hand, 0/0 is called “indeterminate,” because there are infinite answers.