Four Fours/0

Puzzle

Using exactly $4$ instances of the number $4$, the task is to write an expression for $0$, using whatever arithmetical operations you consider necessary.

Solutions

Solution $1$

$0 = \paren {4 + 4} - \paren {4 + 4}$

Solution $2$

$0 = \dfrac {4 - 4} {4 + 4}$

Solution $3$

$0 = \paren {4 \times 4} - \paren {4 \times 4}$

Solution $4$

$0 = \dfrac 4 4 - \dfrac 4 4$

Solution $5$

$0 = \paren {4 - 4} + \paren {4 - 4}$

Solution $6$

$0 = \paren {4 - 4} - \paren {4 - 4}$

General Solutions

Let $\map {e_n} m$ be an expression which uses $n$ instances of $4$ to make $m$.

Then we have:

General Solution 1

$0 = \map {e_2} m - \map {e_2} m$

where $m \in \N$ is arbitrary.

General Solution 2

$0 = \map {e_3} m - \map {e_1} m$

where $m \in \N$ is arbitrary.

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