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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

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    Jorgen Andersson
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    Cactii - plural. :)

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    • T tayoufabrice

      Let read this : 1=1 a=a a²=a² a²-a²=a²-a² a(a-a)=(a+a)(a-a) a=a+a a(1)=a(1+1) 1=1+1 1=2 Where is the error ?

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      damn it is so hard :/

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      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

        What, the desk?

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        RUs123
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        Close, about an inch away from it. It is usually thick though. EDIT: I should have put the joke symbol on the first post.

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        • M Member 11330876

          damn it is so hard :/

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          Lost User
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          That's what she said.

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          • B BillWoodruff

            The error is in your lack of understanding what this Forum is for and so posting an utterly inappropriate message.

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            Vikram A Punathambekar
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            A little unlike your usual self - woke up from the wrong side of the bed today? :) Sure, it's decades old, but hardly inappropriate given the other drivel that goes on here.

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            • J Jorgen Andersson

              The eleventh commandment: Thou shall not divide with zero.

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              tayoufabrice
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              :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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              • S Super Lloyd

                There is no error! 1 is indeed equal to 2 for very large value of 1! I think this is what just happened to you! :rolleyes: :-D

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                tayoufabrice
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                0 = false 1 or 2 or >2 = true 1=true 2=true ... ?? :laugh: :laugh:

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                • L Lost User

                  Hey do you want to lend me $2000? If so just give us half of it now, that will mean I owe you $1000 and you owe me $1000 and that will mean we are even.

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                  PIEBALDconsult
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                  Abbott and Costello said it better.

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                  • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                    Quote:

                    a(a-a)=(a+a)(a-a)

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                    tayoufabrice
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                    :thumbsdown: I don't think, this is a simple factorization

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                    • T tayoufabrice

                      Let read this : 1=1 a=a a²=a² a²-a²=a²-a² a(a-a)=(a+a)(a-a) a=a+a a(1)=a(1+1) 1=1+1 1=2 Where is the error ?

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                      The error begins from first assumptions -- saying 1=1 at the beginning is meaningless; everthing following can provide no additional insight. a²-a² and a-a are always zero, but this is due to the nonsense above that -- in particular, while a²-a²=a²-a² may be true, it doesn't follow from a²=a². The idiot of a Discrete Math teacher I had in college tried showing this to the class once. :sigh:

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                      • L Lost User

                        That's what she said.

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                        Nah, she didn't day "damn", she said "f......". :-D

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                        • T tayoufabrice

                          :thumbsdown: I don't think, this is a simple factorization

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                          Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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                          That you do not think so it will not change the fact that, when you move from this line to the next, you actually divide by zero - (a-a)!!! More! A solution of an equation must be traversal to both direction - yours is not! a=a a²=a² This is a one-way step and is forbidden...

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                            The error begins from first assumptions -- saying 1=1 at the beginning is meaningless; everthing following can provide no additional insight. a²-a² and a-a are always zero, but this is due to the nonsense above that -- in particular, while a²-a²=a²-a² may be true, it doesn't follow from a²=a². The idiot of a Discrete Math teacher I had in college tried showing this to the class once. :sigh:

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                            tayoufabrice
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                            :laugh: As I know mathematics doesn't approve 0=0 so, the error is a²-a²=a²-a² (meaning 0=0) exactly it is a teacher who showed it to us.

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                            • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                              That you do not think so it will not change the fact that, when you move from this line to the next, you actually divide by zero - (a-a)!!! More! A solution of an equation must be traversal to both direction - yours is not! a=a a²=a² This is a one-way step and is forbidden...

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                              tayoufabrice
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                              ok !! :thumbsup: My best answer[^]

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                              • T tayoufabrice

                                :laugh: As I know mathematics doesn't approve 0=0 so, the error is a²-a²=a²-a² (meaning 0=0) exactly it is a teacher who showed it to us.

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                                Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter
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                                It has nothing to do with 0 equal to 0 or not (which is a mathematical game only), but the fact that division by zero is not permitted (or more precisely the outcome is undefined)...

                                Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                                • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                                  It has nothing to do with 0 equal to 0 or not (which is a mathematical game only), but the fact that division by zero is not permitted (or more precisely the outcome is undefined)...

                                  Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                                  PIEBALDconsult
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                                  Yes, but the damage is done before that.

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                                  • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                                    It has nothing to do with 0 equal to 0 or not (which is a mathematical game only), but the fact that division by zero is not permitted (or more precisely the outcome is undefined)...

                                    Skipper: We'll fix it. Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this? Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.

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                                    1=1 a=a <=> a/a=1 a²=a² ?? a=b <=> a/b=1 a²=b² ?? then a=b a-c = b-c ? a-a = a-a (assuming a=b and a=c) ?? Where is the division by zero ? I've added c at both sides of =

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                                    • T tayoufabrice

                                      Let read this : 1=1 a=a a²=a² a²-a²=a²-a² a(a-a)=(a+a)(a-a) a=a+a a(1)=a(1+1) 1=1+1 1=2 Where is the error ?

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                                      R Giskard Reventlov
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                                      tayoufabrice wrote:

                                      Where is the error ?

                                      In between your ears: obviously the answer is 42.

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                                      • T tayoufabrice

                                        Let read this : 1=1 a=a a²=a² a²-a²=a²-a² a(a-a)=(a+a)(a-a) a=a+a a(1)=a(1+1) 1=1+1 1=2 Where is the error ?

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                                        phil o
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                                        a - a = 0

                                        You cannot get anything useful from a multiplication once it has involved a zero term.

                                        5 x 0 = 12012 x 0

                                        does not mean that

                                        5 = 12012

                                        There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.

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                                        • T tayoufabrice

                                          1=1 a=a <=> a/a=1 a²=a² ?? a=b <=> a/b=1 a²=b² ?? then a=b a-c = b-c ? a-a = a-a (assuming a=b and a=c) ?? Where is the division by zero ? I've added c at both sides of =

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                                          PIEBALDconsult
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                                          At the final step, you effectively have a=0, which means that a/a=1 on the second line is division by zero. But why were b and c introduced? It's just nonsense. Additionally, a²=b² certainly does not mean a=b.

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