What is indeterminate form? Please explain.

An indeterminate form does not mean that the limit is non-existent or cannot be determined, but rather that the properties of its limits are not valid. In these cases, a particular operation can be performed to solve each of the indeterminate forms. Indeterminate Form 1. Infinity over Infinity Infinity over Infinity 2. Infinity Minus Infinity Infinity Minus Infinity 3. Zero over Zero Zero over Zero 4. Zero Times Infinity Zero Times Infinity 5. Zero to the Power of Zero Zero to the Power of Zero 6. Infinity to the Power of Zero Infinity to the Power of Zero 7. One to the Power of Infinity One to the Power of Infinity read less

Dear Akanksha, I will try to make it very simple to understand Indeterminate forms to you. For example there are 4 chocolates with you and you are waiting for some of your friends to come. You want to distribute 4 chocolates among them. Case-1- Let 4 friends visit you, what shall you do to distribute these chocolates? You divide 4 by 4 to get 1, so each one will get one. So you divided. Case-2- Let 2 friends visit you what shall you do to distribute these chocolates? You want to distribute it to 2 children. Divide 4 by 2=2 ,so each one will get two. So you divided. Case-3- Let 1 friend visit you, what shall you do to distribute these chocolates. You want to distribute it to 1 child. Divide 4 by 1=4 so her share is 4. So you divided. Case-4- Let no friend (0 number of friends) visit you,what shall you do to distribute these chocolates.? You want to distribute it to 0 no. of children.Now what shall you do now? Divide 4 by 0=?? No, there is no requirement of any division now (this is indeterminate action). So 4/0 is one of the indeterminate form. It is also not allowed in the definition of division since the nominator = 0. So 1/0, 0/0 , 0 raised to 0, and so many other expressions as Preeti ma'am replied above are in indeterminate form. Thanks for your interest. read less