MathsIsFun wrote:

I have just had a puzzle sent to me ... it seems very easy.

... a simple note that says "Prove that 1=1"

Wellll... doesn't 1=1? but how do we PROVE it?

You have shaken the foundations of Mathematics.
If someone asxked me to do it,
I'd simply say take cube roots on both sides.
If the cube roots are equal, the numbers are equal

Robert Recorde, who gave the world the '=' symbol, would be fuming!
What more do I do?
Multiply both sides by n (n ≠ 0,1), we get n=n !
n IS EQUAL TO n. How do I prove that?
Taking Log on both sides wouldn't help, because we would than get 0=0, which gives us absurd results.
When both the sides are raised to the power n, we still get 1=1 !
When both sides are divided by n, we bget 1/n = 1/n which is the same as n=n !
How about some practical methods? Draw a straight line of 1 m. Draw another of 1 m. Both of them would be exactly equal. Or, 1 hour is the same everywhere on the planet!
I give up

This is how it stands at the moment.

Suspects                                   Deceased
Roraborealis                              MathsIsFun
justlookingforthemoment            Mathsyperson
insomnia
ganesh
Zach

Who will be next to die?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. Now that you said that (unless Rora has already been e-mailed) the killer will either choose someone else, thus disproving your theory. However, the killer might kill Rora, grusomely, horribly, and loads of other words that are hard to spell when it's hot, thus proving your theory.

Or the killer might not even read this post and kill you, again. (I know you've already died, but oh well)

Another down!

Suspects                                   Deceased
Roraborealis                              MathsIsFun
justlookingforthemoment            Mathsyperson
insomnia                                   ganesh
Zach

The suspense is killing me! (And no, that wasn't my death.)

I guess it was ... oh, rats, I'm dead already.

When you say "it#s him" you should say "it's her".

[This would be a good place to point out that at the time of justlooking's comment, my signature was
"I think justlookingforthemoment should get a signature."]

Last edited by mathsyperson (2005-08-12 18:39:50)

Sorry, justlooking. Anyway, are you the murderer???!??!!?!?!?!?

HEY!!!!

If someone guesses you, you have to say whether you are or not. With no cryptic clues or suggestions.

Anyway, if it was you and you told me, you couldn't kill me as the game would be over. If you weren't the murderer and you killed me, this game would become very complicated, as it would have several murderers.

Ok. This is confusing. JUST TELL US!!!!

Yes...it was me...!

You're too good insomnia, just too good. So, what next?

Oh, btw... I just reset the awards. I think I got everybody.

Last edited by justlookingforthemoment (2005-08-16 19:25:53)

I'm not gone permanently, NO WAY would I do that! But I think the best thing to do would be to take me off unless I ask to play again. I may find some un-busy days occasionly.