Re: [TCLUG:14710] Many topics..

["Eric M. Hopper" <hopper@omnifarious.mn.org>]

On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 10:26:31AM -0600, rgoldber@d.umn.edu wrote:
> A third question:  where's the error
> I'm sure many of you have seen this, but if you haven't..
> 
> a = b
> a^2 = ab
> a^2 - b^2 = ab - b^2
> (a + b)(a - b) = b(a - b)

	It's here...  (a-b) = 0, so dividing both side by (a - b) is
dividing both sides by 0, which is going to get you a nonsensical
result.

> a + b = b
> 2b = b
> 2 = 1

Have fun (if at all possible),
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