Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Proving 2 = 1

Start with X = Y
Therefore X - Y = 0
and 2X - 2Y = 0
So then 2X - 2Y = X - Y
Or 2(X- Y) = X - Y
Divide each side by X - Y
Solution 2 = 1

[Ok it's a trick, you can't divide by X - Y because that is zero]

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