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fordy said:
drkohler said:
fordy said:


Rule 1: x/x = 1
Rule 2: 0/x = 0

In which case, which rule applies to 0/0?

No rule at all. 0/0 is an indeterminate number. Or are you talking about limes x->0?

Exactly my point. Special rules apply to 0 and Infinite, that set them apart from other numbers.

lim y -> 0 : x/y -> Infinite. That's a another rule that this could apply to. What would 0/0 approach as the denominator approaches 0?

0/0 doesn't approach anything, it's not defined (not even by your rules because they contradict each other). As for your limit, it doesn't really make much sense for your point, I believe. If x=0, your limit is 0 by rule 2 of yours, and if x!=0, your limit is +/- infinite. I believe the limit you are trying to find is lim (x,y)->(0,0) x/y? Anyway, no solution for that limit because, well, there's no limit there.