For a certain class I had to prove 25-30 things in math that are impossible. I was the only one in my class to do so. Since then I thought of more and I was shown more.
Here is the first of a a number of them
given
a = b
a = 1
-----
a^2 = ab (where ^ = raised to the power)
a^2 -b^2 = ab - b^2
factor it out:
(a+B)(a-B) = b(a-B)
divide through by a-b
a+b = b
1 + 1 = 1
2 = 1
What is the flaw with this?
What is a-b?
When you divide through by a-b you are actually dividing through by 0 which is impossible
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For a certain class I had to prove 25-30 things in math that are impossible. I was the only one in my class to do so. Since then I thought of more and I was shown more.
Here is the first of a a number of them
given
a = b
a = 1
-----
a^2 = ab (where ^ = raised to the power)
a^2 -b^2 = ab - b^2
factor it out:
(a+B)(a-B) = b(a-B)
divide through by a-b
a+b = b
1 + 1 = 1
2 = 1
What is the flaw with this?
What is a-b?
When you divide through by a-b you are actually dividing through by 0 which is impossible
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