Sunday, July 22, 2007

The Mysteries of Math

Let's take a little rest..
How much is 1+1? 2 right? But I'm going to prove to you that 1+1 is 1.

Let's put a=b=1
and a^2=ab
deduct b^2 from both sides,
a^2-b^2=ab-b^2
(a+b)(a-b)=b(a-b)
divide both sides with (a-b)
a+b=b
1+1=1
RIGHT?Find out the mistake if u can, and tell me in the comment if u found it. =)



okay, here's a clue for calvin.. wat is a-b?

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7 comments:

calvin said...

no idea at all. must ask master on this one!

lonehunter88 said...

it's actually very basic algebra.. remember back to.. form 1? heh

calvin said...

still dunno ler +.+

Anonymous said...

finish exam if i still interested to think then only think..
got some mistakes inside if not mistaken..
kind of..+-*/ problems..

lonehunter88 said...

yup, u're on the right track..

Jason said...
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lonehunter88 said...

haha in the end,my good old brother found the mistake first.. but i'll leave the mystery for calvin and ns29 to solve.. =)

take ur time..like i said, it's very very basic algebra.. it won't be wrong to say most of us have made careless mistakes which are very similar to this..