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#1 2006-04-25 00:43:41

saarvin89
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1+1=1

please proof for tat tis is true

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#2 2006-04-25 01:25:40

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Re: 1+1=1

I guess this is a joke? smile


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#3 2006-04-25 02:57:39

Jai Ganesh
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Re: 1+1=1

-1²=1²
(1-2)² = (2-1)²
Taking square root on both the sides,
1-2=2-1
2=4
Dividing both the sides by 2,
1=2.
But we know 1+1=2,
Therefore,
1=1+1
or
1+1=1 big_smile


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#4 2006-04-30 04:29:44

coolwind
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Re: 1+1=1

ganesh wrote:

-1²=1²
(1-2)² = (2-1)²
Taking square root on both the sides,
1-2=2-1
2=4
Dividing both the sides by 2,
1=2.
But we know 1+1=2,
Therefore,
1=1+1
or
1+1=1 big_smile

cool...:cool:

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#5 2006-04-30 21:35:09

naturewild
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Re: 1+1=1

That's... smart!

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#6 2006-04-30 23:14:05

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Re: 1+1=1

That's ... ganesh!


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#7 2006-05-01 00:14:47

krassi_holmz
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Re: 1+1=1

(1-2)² = (2-1)²
Taking square root on both the sides,
1-2=2-1

Noooo...:

a^2=b^2 => |a|= |b|, not a=b.

Last edited by krassi_holmz (2006-05-01 00:15:14)


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#8 2006-05-05 05:26:30

luca-deltodesco
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Re: 1+1=1

ok then, how about this false proof

-1/1 = 1/-1
sqrt(-1/1) = sqrt(1/-1)
sqrt(-1)/sqrt(1) = sqrt(1)/sqrt(-1) or..
i/1 = 1/i
i/2 = 1/(2i)
i/2 + 3/(2i) = 1/(2i) + 3/(2i)
i (i/2 + 3/(2i) ) = i ( 1/(2i) + 3/(2i) )
(i^2)/2 = (3i)/2i = i/(2i) + (3i)/(2i)
(-1)/2 + 3/2 = 1/2 + 3/2
-1/2 = 1/2
-1 = 1


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#9 2006-05-05 16:06:17

Jai Ganesh
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Re: 1+1=1

luca-deltodesco wrote:

ok then, how about this false proof

-1/1 = 1/-1
sqrt(-1/1) = sqrt(1/-1)
sqrt(-1)/sqrt(1) = sqrt(1)/sqrt(-1) or..
i/1 = 1/i

There lies the mistake.
As krassi_holmz rightly pointed out in the previous post,
If


then

or

It would not be right to say a=b.
When square root is being taken on both sides of an equation, the plus or minus/minus or plus sign has an important role to play, it cannot be overlooked.
When you had taken the square roots of the LHS and the RHS in steps 2, 3, you have taken only the positive values. Remember square root on 1 is not +1 alone, it is ±1.


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#10 2006-05-05 19:37:17

krassi_holmz
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Re: 1+1=1

Good explamation.


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#11 2006-05-05 20:28:32

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Re: 1+1=1

x=y
x*x = y*y
x*y = y*y | - x*x
x*y - x*x = y*y - x*x
x(y-x) = (y-x)*(y+x) | /(y-x)
x = y + x
x = x + x
x = 2x
1 = 2

#12 2006-05-05 22:13:40

Jai Ganesh
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Re: 1+1=1

Affirmation wrote:

x(y-x) = (y-x)*(y+x) | /(y-x)

The (erroneous) proof started with x=y.
Hence, x-y=0 and y-x=0.
The two sides of an equation should not be divided by zero, it may lead to absurd results!


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#13 2006-05-06 02:40:54

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Re: 1+1=1

Correct smile Of course there will always be something wrong as 1 cannot equal 2 tongue

#14 2006-05-06 12:08:35

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Re: 1+1=1

We had another collection of false proofs somewhere here - maybe I should collect them and make a page about it.


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#15 2006-05-09 12:03:19

John E. Franklin
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Re: 1+1=1

1 will not equal 2 as long as we judge them to be different.


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#16 2006-05-09 13:09:04

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Re: 1+1=1

1 = 2 in mod 0.


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