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  2. Division by zero - Wikipedia

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    A positive or negative number when divided by zero is a fraction with the zero as denominator. Zero divided by a negative or positive number is either zero or is expressed as a fraction with zero as numerator and the finite quantity as denominator. Zero divided by zero is zero. In 830, Mahāvīra unsuccessfully tried to correct the mistake ...

  3. Elementary arithmetic - Wikipedia

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    An example of a numeral system is the predominantly used Indo-Arabic numeral system (0 to 9), which uses a decimal positional notation. [3] Other numeral systems include the Kaktovik system (often used in the Eskimo-Aleut languages of Alaska , Canada , and Greenland ), and is a vigesimal positional notation system. [ 4 ]

  4. Divisibility rule - Wikipedia

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    1050 → 0501 (reverse) → 0×1 + 5×3 + 0×2 + 1×6 = 0 + 15 + 0 + 6 = 21 (multiply and add). ANSWER: 1050 is divisible by 7. Vedic method of divisibility by osculation Divisibility by seven can be tested by multiplication by the Ekhādika. Convert the divisor seven to the nines family by multiplying by seven. 7×7=49.

  5. Division (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    In terms of partition, 20 / 5 means the size of each of 5 parts into which a set of size 20 is divided. For example, 20 apples divide into five groups of four apples, meaning that "twenty divided by five is equal to four". This is denoted as 20 / 5 = 4, or ⁠ 20 / 5 ⁠ = 4. [2] In the example, 20 is the dividend, 5 is the divisor, and 4 is ...

  6. Division algorithm - Wikipedia

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    Long division is the standard algorithm used for pen-and-paper division of multi-digit numbers expressed in decimal notation. It shifts gradually from the left to the right end of the dividend, subtracting the largest possible multiple of the divisor (at the digit level) at each stage; the multiples then become the digits of the quotient, and the final difference is then the remainder.

  7. How to Solve It - Wikipedia

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    Solve an equation [14] Also suggested: Look for a pattern [15] Draw a picture [16] Solve a simpler problem [17] Use a model [18] Work backward [19] Use a formula [20] Be creative [21] Applying these rules to devise a plan takes your own skill and judgement. [22] Pólya lays a big emphasis on the teachers' behavior.

  8. Mathematical fallacy - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, certain kinds of mistaken proof are often exhibited, and sometimes collected, as illustrations of a concept called mathematical fallacy.There is a distinction between a simple mistake and a mathematical fallacy in a proof, in that a mistake in a proof leads to an invalid proof while in the best-known examples of mathematical fallacies there is some element of concealment or ...

  9. Long division - Wikipedia

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    127 ÷ 4 = 31.75 124 30 (bring down 0; decimal to quotient) 28 (7 × 4 = 28) 20 (an additional zero is added) 20 (5 × 4 = 20) 0 In Mexico , the English-speaking world notation is used, except that only the result of the subtraction is annotated and the calculation is done mentally, as shown below: