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Cloudy


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In a recent, now closed, forum debate, Terryt asked for assistance with a mathematics topic (God knows why in that particular debate!) as to how to make 1=2 to which no one responded.

Assuming he is seeking to exercise his mind while in isolation the link below will take him to a version of the algebraic steps which prove 1=2. Finding the fallacy is the hard but interesting part.

Good for first year maths students.

 

https://www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/falseProofs/first1eq2.html



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Step 7 of this maths problem involves dividing both sides of the equation y (a squared minus b squared). Since a = b, a - b = zero and you are dividing by zero, which is a mathematical impossibility.

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I did answer him via a PM. It was in that thread to show how stats can be manipulated to show any outcome you want to pursue. And as an example I gave 1=2. Which we know is "technically" impossible. As they say Stats, Damned Stats, and Lies, are all the same.

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Cloudy, just to clarify I asked the question in that debate because it was in that debate that the statement was made.

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