Thread: How can this (math) be?
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Old 09-24-2006, 12:41 PM   #6
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
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Originally Posted by Beestie
If a = b then a^2 - b^2 = ab - b^2 is the same thing as saying 0 = 0. I think you are done at that point.
No. 0=0 is OK, just like 1=1 is OK in step one. You just can't divide by zero.
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