EDUCATION IDEAS

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Does 2 = 1?


Contact dhall.planoisd@gmail.com for an explanation of the logic error which results in 2 = 1.




2 comments:

JPGoldberg said...

In the division step the denominator is (X - Y). Since we started with X = Y, (X - Y) =0. This then is a division by zero. At that point, all bets are off.

JPGoldberg said...

In the division step the denominator is (X - Y). Since we started with X = Y, (X - Y) =0. This then is a division by zero. At that point, all bets are off.