Divide by zero
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let a=b
ab=a2
ab-b
2=a2-b2
b(a-b)=(a+b)(a-b)
b=a+b
b=2b
1=2

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That’s always been a favorite of mine.

not true....

I have got a better one…

a=x
2a=x+a (-a)
2a-2x=a-x (-2x)
2(a-x)=1(a-x)???

what is the real problem???

the problem lies with the fourth step where we divide both sides by (a-x0 to reach the equation 2=1.
What is (a-x)?
0
it is not possible to divide a integer with zero therefore the equation is wrong,provided that(a-x)is not equal to 0

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