Divide Numbers by 0

Question

We've all been told at some point in our lives that dividing by 0 is impossible. And for the most part, that statement is true. But what if there was a way to perform the forbidden operation? Welcome to my newest creation: b-numbers.

b-numbers are a little bit like imaginary numbers: the main pronumeral involved represents an expression that isn't mathematically impossible (i represents \$\sqrt{-1}\$). In this case \$b\$ will be said to represent the expression \$\frac{1}{0}\$. From here, it is easy to determine what \$\frac{x}{0}\$ would equal:

$$ \frac{x}{0} = \frac{x}{1} \cdot \frac{1}{0} = xb $$

The Task

Given an expression involving a division by 0, output the simplified value in terms of \$b\$. Note that input will be in the form of n/0 where n is any rational number or any b-number in decimal form. Leading 0s and trailing 0s wont be included.

Example Input

4/0
1/0
0/0
80/0
-8/0
1.5/0
2.03/0
-1/0
-3.14/0
b/0
3b/0
-b/0
121/0

Example Output

4b
b
0
80b
-8b
1.5b
2.03b
-b
-3.14b
b
3b
-b
121b

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Answer 1

Malbolge Unshackled (20-trit rotation variant), 3,62e6 bytes

Size of this answer exceeds maximum postable program size (eh), so the code is located in my GitHub repository (note: Don't copy the code using CTRL+A and CTRL+C, just rightclick and click "Save destination element as...").

How to run this?

This might be a tricky part, because naive Haskell interpreter will take ages upon ages to run this. TIO has decent Malbogle Unshackled interpreter, but sadly I won't be able to use it (limitations).

The best one I could find is the fixed 20-trit rotation width variant, that performs very well, calculating (pretty much) instantly.

To make the interpreter a bit faster, I've removed all the checks from Matthias Lutter's Malbolge Unshackled interpreter.

#include <malloc.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

const char* translation = "5z]&gqtyfr$(we4{WP)H-Zn,[%\\3dL+Q;>U!pJS72Fh"
        "OA1CB6v^=I_0/8|jsb9m<.TVac`uY*MK'X~xDl}REokN:#?G\"i@";

typedef struct Word {
    unsigned int area;
    unsigned int high;
    unsigned int low;
} Word;

void word2string(Word w, char* s, int min_length) {
    if (!s) return;
    if (min_length < 1) min_length = 1;
    if (min_length > 20) min_length = 20;
    s[0] = (w.area%3) + '0';
    s[1] = 't';
    char tmp[20];
    int i;
    for (i=0;i<10;i++) {
        tmp[19-i] = (w.low % 3) + '0';
        w.low /= 3;
    }
    for (i=0;i<10;i++) {
        tmp[9-i] = (w.high % 3) + '0';
        w.high /= 3;
    }
    i = 0;
    while (tmp[i] == s[0] && i < 20 - min_length) i++;
    int j = 2;
    while (i < 20) {
        s[j] = tmp[i];
        i++;
        j++;
    }
    s[j] = 0;
}

unsigned int crazy_low(unsigned int a, unsigned int d){
    unsigned int crz[] = {1,0,0,1,0,2,2,2,1};
    int position = 0;
    unsigned int output = 0;
    while (position < 10){
        unsigned int i = a%3;
        unsigned int j = d%3;
        unsigned int out = crz[i+3*j];
        unsigned int multiple = 1;
        int k;
        for (k=0;k<position;k++)
            multiple *= 3;
        output += multiple*out;
        a /= 3;
        d /= 3;
        position++;
    }
    return output;
}

Word zero() {
    Word result = {0, 0, 0};
    return result;
}

Word increment(Word d) {
    d.low++;
    if (d.low >= 59049) {
        d.low = 0;
        d.high++;
        if (d.high >= 59049) {
            fprintf(stderr,"error: overflow\n");
            exit(1);
        }
    }
    return d;
}

Word decrement(Word d) {
    if (d.low == 0) {
        d.low = 59048;
        d.high--;
    }else{
        d.low--;
    }
    return d;
}

Word crazy(Word a, Word d){
    Word output;
    unsigned int crz[] = {1,0,0,1,0,2,2,2,1};
    output.area = crz[a.area+3*d.area];
    output.high = crazy_low(a.high, d.high);
    output.low = crazy_low(a.low, d.low);
    return output;
}

Word rotate_r(Word d){
    unsigned int carry_h = d.high%3;
    unsigned int carry_l = d.low%3;
    d.high = 19683 * carry_l + d.high / 3;
    d.low = 19683 * carry_h + d.low / 3;
    return d;
}

// last_initialized: if set, use to fill newly generated memory with preinitial values...
Word* ptr_to(Word** mem[], Word d, unsigned int last_initialized) {
    if ((mem[d.area])[d.high]) {
        return &(((mem[d.area])[d.high])[d.low]);
    }
    (mem[d.area])[d.high] = (Word*)malloc(59049 * sizeof(Word));
    if (!(mem[d.area])[d.high]) {
        fprintf(stderr,"error: out of memory.\n");
        exit(1);
    }
    if (last_initialized) {
        Word repitition[6];
        repitition[(last_initialized-1) % 6] =
                ((mem[0])[(last_initialized-1) / 59049])
                    [(last_initialized-1) % 59049];
        repitition[(last_initialized) % 6] =
                ((mem[0])[last_initialized / 59049])
                    [last_initialized % 59049];
        unsigned int i;
        for (i=0;i<6;i++) {
            repitition[(last_initialized+1+i) % 6] =
                    crazy(repitition[(last_initialized+i) % 6],
                        repitition[(last_initialized-1+i) % 6]);
        }
        unsigned int offset = (59049*d.high) % 6;
        i = 0;
        while (1){
            ((mem[d.area])[d.high])[i] = repitition[(i+offset)%6];
            if (i == 59048) {
                break;
            }
            i++;
        }
    }
    return &(((mem[d.area])[d.high])[d.low]);
}

unsigned int get_instruction(Word** mem[], Word c,
        unsigned int last_initialized,
        int ignore_invalid) {
    Word* instr = ptr_to(mem, c, last_initialized);
    unsigned int instruction = instr->low;
    instruction = (instruction+c.low + 59049 * c.high
            + (c.area==1?52:(c.area==2?10:0)))%94;
    return instruction;
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    Word** memory[3];
    int i,j;
    for (i=0; i<3; i++) {
        memory[i] = (Word**)malloc(59049 * sizeof(Word*));
        if (!memory) {
            fprintf(stderr,"not enough memory.\n");
            return 1;
        }
        for (j=0; j<59049; j++) {
            (memory[i])[j] = 0;
        }
    }
    Word a, c, d;
    unsigned int result;
    FILE* file;
    if (argc < 2) {
        // read program code from STDIN
        file = stdin;
    }else{
        file = fopen(argv[1],"rb");
    }
    if (file == NULL) {
        fprintf(stderr, "File not found: %s\n",argv[1]);
        return 1;
    }
    a = zero();
    c = zero();
    d = zero();
    result = 0;
    while (!feof(file)){
        unsigned int instr;
        Word* cell = ptr_to(memory, d, 0);
        (*cell) = zero();
        result = fread(&cell->low,1,1,file);
        if (result > 1)
            return 1;
        if (result == 0 || cell->low == 0x1a || cell->low == 0x04)
            break;
        instr = (cell->low + d.low + 59049*d.high)%94;
        if (cell->low == ' ' || cell->low == '\t' || cell->low == '\r'
                || cell->low == '\n');
        else if (cell->low >= 33 && cell->low < 127 &&
                (instr == 4 || instr == 5 || instr == 23 || instr == 39
                    || instr == 40 || instr == 62 || instr == 68
                    || instr == 81)) {
            d = increment(d);
        }
    }
    if (file != stdin) {
        fclose(file);
    }
    unsigned int last_initialized = 0;
    while (1){
        *ptr_to(memory, d, 0) = crazy(*ptr_to(memory, decrement(d), 0),
                *ptr_to(memory, decrement(decrement(d)), 0));
        last_initialized = d.low + 59049*d.high;
        if (d.low == 59048) {
            break;
        }
        d = increment(d);
    }
    d = zero();

    unsigned int step = 0;
    while (1) {
        unsigned int instruction = get_instruction(memory, c,
                last_initialized, 0);
        step++;
        switch (instruction){
            case 4:
                c = *ptr_to(memory,d,last_initialized);
                break;
            case 5:
                if (!a.area) {
                    printf("%c",(char)(a.low + 59049*a.high));
                }else if (a.area == 2 && a.low == 59047
                        && a.high == 59048) {
                    printf("\n");
                }
                break;
            case 23:
                a = zero();
                a.low = getchar();
                if (a.low == EOF) {
                    a.low = 59048;
                    a.high = 59048;
                    a.area = 2;
                }else if (a.low == '\n'){
                    a.low = 59047;
                    a.high = 59048;
                    a.area = 2;
                }
                break;
            case 39:
                a = (*ptr_to(memory,d,last_initialized)
                        = rotate_r(*ptr_to(memory,d,last_initialized)));
                break;
            case 40:
                d = *ptr_to(memory,d,last_initialized);
                break;
            case 62:
                a = (*ptr_to(memory,d,last_initialized)
                        = crazy(a, *ptr_to(memory,d,last_initialized)));
                break;
            case 81:
                return 0;
            case 68:
            default:
                break;
        }

        Word* mem_c = ptr_to(memory, c, last_initialized);
        mem_c->low = translation[mem_c->low - 33];

        c = increment(c);
        d = increment(d);
    }
    return 0;
}

It's working!

Answer 2

PHP, 65 64 61 58 bytes

-1 byte by using a b instead of '' (empty string). Since "b"s are trimmed, it will be same as an empty string in this specific case.

-3 bytes by using substr instead of explode to get first part of input.

-3 bytes by using better methods to detect 1 and -1.

<?=($n=substr($argn,0,-2))?trim($n+1?$n-1?$n:b:'-',b).b:0;

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Tests: Try it online!

If first part of input before "/" (we call it $n) is 0, prints 0.

Else prints $n itself with any "b" at the end trimmed from it and special cases of -1 and 1 handled, so the "1" digit is not printed. And at the end appends a single "b". The trimming part is to make sure we don't get a double "b" at the end like "3bb".

Answer 3

Jelly, 18 bytes

I ended up stealing Erik's ṾṖ$İƑ¡ for this one (otherwise I'd also have 19)...

ṖṖv0ḢṾṖ$İƑ¡,Ạ¡”boḢ

A full program which prints the result.

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How?

ṖṖv0ḢṾṖ$İƑ¡,Ạ¡”boḢ - Main Link: list of characters S
Ṗ                  - discard right-most (of S)
 Ṗ                 - discard right-most
   0               - literal zero
  v                - evaluate as Jelly code with right argument (0)
                   - ... b is covert-to-base, so "nb0" gives [n]
    Ḣ              - head ([n]->n or n->n)
          ¡        - repeat...
         Ƒ         - ...# of times: is invariant under:
        İ          -   reciprocation (n->1/n)
       $           - ...action: last two links as a monad:
     Ṿ             -   un-evaluate (-1->"-1" or 1->"1")
      Ṗ            -   discard right-most ("-1"->"-" or "1"->"")
             ¡     - repeat...
            Ạ      - ...# of times: all?
           ,  ”b   - ...action: pair with a 'b' character
                o  - logical OR with:
                 Ḣ -   head (S)  (i.e. if we end with 0 use the 1st character of the input)
                   - implicit print

Answer 4

Perl 6, 32 bytes

{~m/^0/||S/[(\-|^)1|b]?\/0/$0b/}

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A couple of regexes, one to check if the input is 0/0, and the other to replace the trailing /0 with just b (and to remove the old b, 1, and/or -1)

Explanation (old)

{                          }  # Anonymous codeblock
 ~m/^0/     # Return 0 if the input starts with 0
       ||   # Otherwise
         S/             / /  # Substitute
                     \/0       # The /0
          (        )?          # Optionally starting with
           <wb>1               # 1 or -1
                |b             # Or b
                         b   # With just b

Answer 5

Jelly, 19 bytes

ṖṖḟ”bȯ1VṾṖ$İƑ¡,Ạ¡”b

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Full program.

Answer 6

Retina, 28 24 bytes

b?/0
b
^0b
0
(^|-)1b
$1b

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First try at using Retina, so there's probably considerable room for golfing.

Answer 7

convey, 47 bytes

['b'}
 >>~^]] '-'[
 91+>##"@]
{?~""@@<}
 ]11-^}

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I would like to put off the space betwen the number and 'b' in the output but i dont know how to do it :(

How it works (-3/0):

How it works (1/0):

Answer 8

Python 3.8 (pre-release), 69 66 bytes / 73 70 bytes

Python already had a solution here but it didn't work properly on -1/0. That solution also uses regex while this one is vanilla python.

Lambda version (66 bytes)

lambda x:{"0":0,"1":"b","-1":"-b"}.get(a:=x[:-2].strip("b"),a+"b")

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Print version (70 bytes)

print({"0":0,"1":"b","-1":"-b"}.get(a:=input()[:-2].strip("b"),a+"b"))

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How it works :

starting from a string x:

• x[:-2] remove the /0 part
• .strip("b") remove any eventual b present in the string
• a:= store our new string into a

Then we check if our new sring is equal to any "0", "1" or "-1":

• if True, {...}.get() will replace it by the appropriate string
• else, we will print it inchanged adding "b" at the end of the string

Thanks to ovs for reminding me that str.strip existed saving 3 bytes on each program

Answer 9

Keg, 18B

All credit is to Jono 2906.

__:b=;[b]^:\1=[_]^

Explanation

__                 # Take implicit input and remove the "trash" (/0).
  :b=              # Is the last character equal to b?
     ;             # Negate(decrement) this value.
      [b]          # If the last character is not b, append b.
         ^         # Reverse the stack.
          :\1=     # Is the first character equal to 1?
              [_]  # If so, reduce the value.
                 ^ # Reverse the stack back and implicit output.

TIO!

Answer 10

Python 3, 68 bytes

import re
print(re.sub('^0b$','0',re.sub(r'(^1)?b?/0','b',input())))

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Answer 11

JavaScript (ES6), 45 bytes

s=>+(n=s.split`/`[0])?[n*n-1?n:'-'[~n]]+'b':n

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Commented

s =>                  // s = input: "numerator/0"
  +(                  //
    n = s.split`/`[0] // n = numerator, as a string
  ) ?                 // if n coerced to a Number is neither equal to 0 nor NaN:
    [ n * n - 1 ?     //   if abs(n) is not equal to 1:
        n             //     append the numerator
      :               //   else:
        '-'[~n]       //     append '-' if n = -1, or an empty string otherwise
    ] + 'b'           //   append 'b'
  :                   // else:
    n                 //   just output the numerator because it's either "0" or
                      //   an expression that already contains 'b'

Answer 12

C (clang), 298 263 217 179 bytes

i;f(char*s){for(i=0;s[i]-47&&(*s-49|s[1]-98||!printf("b"));)write(1,s+i,s[i++]!=98);}main(){char*s;gets(s);printf(*s-98&&*s-49|s[1]-47?*s-48?*s-45|s[1]-49?f(s),"b":"-b":"0":"b");}

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After a while, I actually managed to make this function the way you want. It's pretty big, I will say, I had to debug a lot.

Thanks to ceilingcat for golfing 35 bytes, another 46 bytes, and another 38 bytes.

Answer 13

Wolfram Language (Mathematica), 37 bytes

ToExpression[""<>#~Drop~-2]b/.b^_->b&

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Takes a list of characters as input.

Answer 14

C, 209 203 137 bytes

-66 bytes thanks to ceilingcat

char a[9];main(f){gets(a);f=strlen(a)-3;a[f+1]=0;printf((*a==55&a[1]==49&f==1?a[1]=98:*a==49&!f?*a=98:a[f]==98|*a==48&!f)?"%s":"%sb",a);}

TIO

Answer 15

naz, 64 bytes

6a8m1s2x1v2m4a2x2v1x1f1r3x1v2e3x2v3e1o1f0x1x2f2m4a1o0x1x3f1o0x1f

Explanation (with 0x commands removed)

6a8m1s2x1v             # Set variable 1 equal to 47 ("/")
2m4a2x2v               # Set variable 2 equal to 98 ("b")
1x1f                   # Function 1
    1r                 # Read a byte of input
      3x1v2e           # Jump to function 2 if it equals variable 1
            3x2v3e     # Jump to function 3 if it equals variable 2
                  1o1f # Otherwise, output it and jump back to the start of the function
1x2f2m4a1o             # Function 2
                       # Set the register equal to 98 and output once
1x3f1o                 # Function 3
                       # Output once
1f                     # Call function 1

Answer 16

Ruby -p, 37 bytes

sub /(^1|-\K1)?b?\/0/,?b
sub /^0b/,?0

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Answer 17

C++ (gcc), 96 bytes

#import<ios>
int f(int r,int i){i-=~r;i||printf("-");i--*~-i&&printf("%d",i?:r);i&&printf("b");}

Takes as input an integer r denoting a real number and the coefficient of a multiple of \$b\$ i.

Then "divides" by zero and does some hacking to avoid printing deviating results.

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Answer 18

C (gcc), 71 bytes

f(r,i){i-=~r;i||printf("-");i--*~-i&&printf("%d",i?:r);i&&printf("b");}

Same as my C++ solution but with less boilerplate.

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Answer 19

05AB1E, 15 bytes

¨¨ÐĀiáм'b«Dþi1K

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Explanation:

¨¨               # Remove the last two characters of the (implicit) input
  Ð              # Then triplicate the string
   Āi            # Pop one, and if it's NOT 0 (using Python-style truthify):
     á           #  Pop again and only leave the letters (in case it contains a "b")
      м          #  And remove those letters
       'b«      '#  Then append a trailing "b"
          D      #  Duplicate it
           þ     #  Pop and only leave the digits
            i    #  If this is exactly 1:
             1K  #   Remove the 1
                 # (after which the top of the stack is output implicitly as result)

Answer 20

Brainfuck, 25 bytes

>,[>,]<[-<+>]<+++[<]>[.>]

Explanation

>,[>,]        read from stdin
<[-<+>]<+++   add last two cells and add three ( ascii('/') + ascii('0') + 3 = ascii('b')
[<]>          move pointer to first char to output
[.>]          output until cell w/ value 0

Answer 21

Symja, 85 bytes

d(x_):=If((e=StringReplace(x,"/0"->""))!="0",If(StringContainsQ(e,"b"),e,e<>"b"),"0")

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