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question: 2=1?
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"Sharpe, Alan D" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sharpe, Alan D
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Mon, 28 Jan 2002 16:22:01 -0000
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I recently saw this proof, and cannot work out what is going on. a = a a2= a2 a2 - a2 = a2 - a2 (a + a)*(a - a) = a*a - a2 (a + a)*(a - a) = a*(a - a) (a + a) = a 2a = a 2 = 1 ? does anybody have an explanation Cheers alan sharpe
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