2 1 Proof Error

3 a 2 b 2 ab b 2 3 subtract b 2 from.

2 1 proof error. Proof that 1 2 see below what you do. So here s the puzzle. 2 a 2 ab 2 multiply both sides by a. Can you figure out where the mistake is.

Show your teen the proof. Let s begin our journey into the bizarre world of apparently correct yet obviously absurd mathematical proofs by convincing ourselves that 1 1 1. If you like my videos you can support me a. Is there any mistake in the proof.

But every step seemed valid. Prove 2 1 using calculus. She should determine both which number is wrong and why. Help her keep going until she understands the answer.

Was 1 equals 2 correct or it is a mathematical logical fallacies. Ask her to tell you which step is invalid. This can be written as step 8. I realised john hush did the same proof way earlier.

I have the proof that 2 1. Then step 3. Endgroup lord farin jun 11 13 at 11 26 begingroup lord farin well considering that there are illegal reasons for voting to close downvoting one of the most chosen is because a question is stupid. Clearly this is a mistake.

This is a false proof of why 2 1 using a bit of differential calculus. Or you can watch my video about the problem and its solution. Dividing by y knowing y 0. Keep reading below for the solution.

See if you can figure out in which step the fallacy lies. Is there any mistake in the proof. And cancelling the from both sides gives 1 2. I know this sounds crazy but if you follow the logic and don t already know the trick i think you ll find that the proof is pretty.

And therefore that 2 1. This is a perfectly valid question since the op did not purport that 1 2 but merely sought the flaw in the proof. Fills in upon completion of the quiz 1. The proof that 2 1.

Can you find the mistake in the proof.