Question Number 7442 by lakshaysethi last updated on 29/Aug/16
$${is}\:\mathrm{0}×\mathrm{0}\:{not}\:{defined}\:{or}\:{equal}\:{to}\:\mathrm{0}? \\ $$$${if}\:{it}\:{is}\:{not}\:{defined}\:{then}\:{why}? \\ $$
Commented by Rasheed Soomro last updated on 29/Aug/16
$$\mathrm{0}×\mathrm{0}\:{is}\:{defined}\:{and}\:{it}\:{is}\:{equal}\:{to}\:\mathrm{0}. \\ $$
Commented by FilupSmith last updated on 31/Aug/16
$${x}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${x}×{x}={x}^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{0}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\forall{n}\in\mathbb{Z}/\left\{\mathrm{0}\right\},\:\:\:{x}^{{n}} ={x}=\mathrm{0}^{{n}} =\mathrm{0} \\ $$
Commented by FilupSmith last updated on 31/Aug/16
$$\mathrm{5}×\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{essentually}\:\mathrm{5}\:\mathrm{baskets},\:{each}\:\mathrm{basket} \\ $$$$\mathrm{has}\:\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{apples}.\:\mathrm{Total}\:=\:\mathrm{4}+\mathrm{4}+\mathrm{4}+\mathrm{4}+\mathrm{4}=\mathrm{4}×\mathrm{5} \\ $$$$ \\ $$$$\mathrm{0}×\mathrm{0}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{zero}\:\mathrm{baskets}\:\mathrm{with}\:\mathrm{zero}\:\mathrm{apples}\:\mathrm{each}. \\ $$$$\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{0}+\mathrm{0}\:\left(\mathrm{kind}\:\mathrm{of}.\:\mathrm{its}\:\mathrm{more}\:\mathrm{like}\:\mathrm{0}\:\mathrm{added}\right. \\ $$$$\left.\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{itself}\:\mathrm{zero}\:\mathrm{times},\:\mathrm{but}\:\mathrm{you}\:\mathrm{cant}\:\mathrm{write}\:\mathrm{that}\right) \\ $$