On 3/25/2002 12:13 AM, Bamm Gabriana apparently wrote exactly the following:
>>That's like declaring that 1=2.
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> It is.
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> Let a=b.
> a^2 = a (multiply both sides by a)
That's only true for a=1 or a=0.
> a^2 - 1 = a - 1 (subtract 1 from both sides)
Same as above.
> (a + 1)(a - 1) = (a - 1) (factor it)
> (a + 1) = 1 (cancel common factors)
> 1 + 1 = 1 (substitution.)
Hmm, why is a=1 now? You said a=b.
(a + 1) = 1
a + 1 = 1
a = 0 (minus one)
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