Guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 1. a = b 2. a - b - 2 = a - b - 2 3. a(a - b - 2) = b(a - b - 2) 4. a2 - ab - 2a = ab - b2 - 2b 5. a2 - ab = ab - b2 - 2b + 2a 6. a2 - ab = ab + 2a - b2 - 2b 7. a(a - B) = a(b + 2) - b(b + 2) 8. a(a - B) = (a - B)(b + 2) 9. a = b + 2 10. b = b + 2 11. Thereforem 0 = 2 I have proven something similar with -10=any positive integer. I have since found this online and I am using the one I found and not my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 If a=b then a-b=0 and therefore the factor (a-B) can not be used to simplify or reduce. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Here's a similar one to yours: x^2 - x^2= x^2 - x^2 => x(x-x)= (x-x)(x+x) => x=2x => 1=2 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1. a = b
2. a - b - 2 = a - b - 2
3. a(a - b - 2) = b(a - b - 2)
4. a2 - ab - 2a = ab - b2 - 2b
5. a2 - ab = ab - b2 - 2b + 2a
6. a2 - ab = ab + 2a - b2 - 2b
7. a(a - B) = a(b + 2) - b(b + 2)
8. a(a - B) = (a - B)(b + 2)
9. a = b + 2
10. b = b + 2
11. Thereforem 0 = 2
I have proven something similar with -10=any positive integer. I have since found this online and I am using the one I found and not my own.
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