2=1

pr1983

mmm

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Oooooo.

Why does 'A' equal 'B' to begin with?

Algebra doesn't like 0s. 2 (a-b) is 2*0.

Hence your final line really reads 0 = 0.

Is b = 0?

Hence your final line really reads 0 = 0.

BTW, I can't find the spell check on this forum...lol

It's been deactivated I am afraid.

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C

pr1983

mmm

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Got there first, KK!

Originally posted by Ushgarak
It's been deactivated I am afraid.

OH GOD NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! 😱

now when you count ,you can be a genuis and say
1,1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 etc

People seriously still fall for that? palm

Wow, I knew it was false and incorrect when I was 10 years old and learning algebra.

I know people have already said it, but to believe that requires some serious math fail. Plug in any random number for a and b and you'll see that. If they're the same, then (a-b) must be zero. That's...not even algebra. That's basic arithmetic.

you be suprised, i proved a teach wrong with this equation and it took some intense time and study before she realized it

Originally posted by Ushgarak
It's been deactivated I am afraid.

Originally posted by Colossus-Big C
you be suprised, i proved a teach wrong with this equation and it took some intense time and study before she realized it

So how does one prove someone wrong with this thing?

Originally posted by StyleTime
Out of curiosity, why?

Server strain, I think. Plus most browsers have them built in now.

Originally posted by StyleTime
Out of curiosity, why?

It was causing problems, and Raz decided that, because most modern browsers have spellcheck as a feature, he'd deactivate it.

Yeah. This is easy. Now, here's a tougher one. This one was presented as a challenge in a calculus class I took once. See if you can find the flaw...

http://uoregon.edu/~jcomes/1equals0.pdf

^theres cleary no flaw

Um, there quite definitely is...