Algebra Gone Haywire
Mar 24, 2021 16:26:03 #
bobbyjohn wrote:
There is one flaw in this set of equations, leading to an impossible conclusion that 1=2. Can you find it?
If a=b
B cannot equal a+b as a and b have the same value.
Mar 24, 2021 17:15:36 #
ahmorgan wrote:
If a=b
B cannot equal a+b as a and b have the same value.
B cannot equal a+b as a and b have the same value.
As many responders have already stated, the problem lies in line 4: a-b = 0 ... and to get to line 5 you are effectively dividing both sides of the equation by 0. If you recall from your algebra lessons, one cannot divide by 0. Everything after line 4 is the fruit of the disallowed division.
Mar 25, 2021 16:43:05 #
Mar 25, 2021 16:45:13 #
gbushaw
Loc: Washington State
bobbyjohn wrote:
As many responders have already stated, the problem lies in line 4: a-b = 0 ... and to get to line 5 you are effectively dividing both sides of the equation by 0. If you recall from your algebra lessons, one cannot divide by 0. Everything after line 4 is the fruit of the disallowed division.
Exactly.
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