The other comments are correct: is undefined. Similarly, the limit of as approaches is also undefined. However, if you take the limit of as approaches zero from the left or from the right, you get negative and positive infinity respectively.

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Homework.Study.com
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What is 1/0 in limits? | Homework.Study.com
We know that anything divided by zero is undefined. As we take limits we are getting the value that it approaches. We also have terms in limits like convergent or divergent.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/learnmath › why do we say 1/0=undefined instead of 1/0=infinity?
r/learnmath on Reddit: Why do we say 1/0=undefined instead of 1/0=infinity?
October 24, 2020 -

Like 10/2- imagine a 10 square foot box, saying 10 divided by 2 is like saying “how many 2 square foot boxes fit in this 10 square foot box?” So the answer is 5.

But if you take the same box and ask “how many boxes that are infinitely small, or zero feet squared, can fit in the same box the answer would be infinity not “undefined”. So 10/0=infinity.

I understand why 2/0 can’t be 0 not only because that doesn’t make and since but also because it could cause terrible contradictions like 1=2 and such.

Ah math is so cool. I love infinity so if anyone wants to talk about it drop a comment.

Edit: thanks everyone so much for the answers. Keep leaving comments though because I’m really enjoying seeing it explained in different ways. Also it doesn’t seem like anyone else has ever been confused by this judging by the comment but if anyone is I really liked this video https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/x2f8bb11595b61c86:foundation-algebra/x2f8bb11595b61c86:division-zero/v/why-dividing-by-zero-is-undefined

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Wikipedia
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Indeterminate form - Wikipedia
December 30, 2025 - However it is not appropriate to call an expression "indeterminate form" if the expression is made outside the context of determining limits. An example is the expression ... {\displaystyle 1} , depends on the field of application and may vary between authors.
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Quora
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How can 1/0 or 0/1 be infinity or undefined? - Quora
Answer (1 of 6): 1/0 and 0/1 are not the same thing. 0/n = 0 where n is any number ∴ 0/1 = 0 But 1/0 is undefined Why? Let's take values close 0 from + side as denominator and 1 as numerator Which is same as : lim as x →0+ which is positive infinity 1/1 = 1 1/0.1 = 10 1/0.01 = 100 1/0....
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Cuemath
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Indeterminate Form - Meaning | Indeterminate Forms of Limits
If we get an indeterminate form after the first application of L'Hopital's rule, then the rule can be applied again. Here is an example. Example: lim x → 0 (sin x / x) = 0/0 by direct substitution of x = 0. Now, by L'Hopital's rule, this limit is same as · lim x → 0 (cos x / 1) (as derivative of sin x is cos x; and the derivative of x is 1) = (cos 0) / 1 = 1/1 = 1
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Narkive
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Why 1/0 is infinity ???????? Please prove?
So if you try puting it any value ... the larget value as reqd by definition. thus ∞ is mathematically not defined (and hence no algebra rules on this value works). so 1/0 = ∞ = not defined = infinity ( all different ways to say the same thing) ......
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Quora
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Is 1/0 infinity? - Quora
However, if one were to take the limit of 1/x as x approaches 0 from the positive end, it would tend to positive infinity. Going from the negative end, it would be negative infinity. This is what is meant by 1/0 being equal to infinity.
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Quora
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If 1/0 is infinity then what is -1/0? - Quora
Answer (1 of 11): If you define some number structure where 1/0 = ∞, then, if it’s going to be as nicely behaved as possible, -1/0 = ∞ too. Shouldn’t it be -∞? Yes, it should—but -∞ should equal ∞, if ∞ is defined as 1/0. Think of this in terms of limits. As x approaches 0 ...
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Reddit
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What is 1/0???? : r/learnmath
February 27, 2025 - But it’s a particular kind of failure to exist that is useful to distinguish from other “does not exist” cases. ... It is undefined. In the video you link, the man explicitly states that you can't just write [;1/0=\pm\infty;] (at least on a copy: if you're working on scrap paper it can ...
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The Hindu
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Infinity & undefined - The Hindu
September 5, 2012 - In mathematics, expressions like 1/0 are undefined. But the limit of the expression 1/x as x tends to zero is infinity. Similarly, expressions like 0/0 are undefined. But the limit of some expressions may take such forms when the variable takes ...
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Math Central
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1/infinity and 1/0
Question: I was thinking the other day when i was in math class that when you divide 1 by say n you'll get 1/n. As the value of n increases the smaller the number you get. So if you divide 1/infinity would that equal zero? And if that is true then would 1/0=infinity be true also · Your observation ...
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Lamar University
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Calculus I - Computing Limits
Likewise, anything divided by itself is 1, unless we’re talking about zero. So, there are really three competing “rules” here and it’s not clear which one will win out. It’s also possible that none of them will win out and we will get something totally different from undefined, zero, or one. We might, for instance, get a value of 4 out of this, to pick a number completely at random. When simply evaluating an equation 0/0 is undefined. However, in taking the limit, if we get 0/0 we can get a variety of answers and the only way to know which one is correct is to actually compute the limit.
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Medium
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Why is any number over 0 undefined or what we say infinity? | by Prabhat Mahato | Medium
March 31, 2023 - So simply, we cannot define 1/0 in normal division terms and hence is undefined. In other words, here we are not able to find the limit of the zero that should be subtracted.
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Cut the Knot
cut-the-knot.org › WhatIs › Infinity › BigNumber.shtml
Infinity As a Limit
The most likely source for the question whether 1/0 = ∞ is a realization that dividing 1 by ever smaller (real) numbers produces numbers arbitrary large. In this context, ∞ is understood as a very big, in fact, even bigger than any other, number. In a sense, this is a good idea that may ...
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BYJUS
byjus.com › maths › indeterminate-forms
Indeterminate Forms of Limits
January 10, 2023 - If the limits are applied for the given function, then it becomes 0/0, which is known as indeterminate forms. In Mathematics, there are seven indeterminate forms that include 0, 1 and ∞, They are
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/learnmath › does a limit still exist if it equals 0/0?
r/learnmath on Reddit: Does a limit still exist if it equals 0/0?
September 28, 2024 -

When solving limits i found that when you reach 0/0 you have to cancel terms to find a real number when substituting c into the equation, is the new real number answer the correct response for the limit?

If so when you substitute c into a limit and it equals 1/0 for example, does this limit not exist and equal either or -infinity or + infinity, or would you have to cancel terms out and solve for a real number just like an indeterminate form?

My main question is when do you give up trying to get a real number from a limit that equals either 0/0, 1/0 or infinity/0. do you only solve for a real number when its indeterminate form?

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Quora
quora.com › Why-do-we-say-1-0-when-solving-limits-like-limit-of-1-x-2-when-it-approaches-0-and-0-Isnt-it-undefined
Why do we say 1/0 = ∞ when solving limits like, limit of 1/(x^2) when it approaches 0+ and 0-? Isn't it undefined? - Quora
Answer: Look In limits the value approaching to 0+ or 0- or always a+ or a- then you are approaching a particular value in that approach you will see some defined value When we say limx to 0+ {1}/{x^2} = \infty \) or lim x to 0- {1}/{x^2} = \infty \), we're not saying that {1}/{0} equals infinit...