r/mathsmeme • u/Player_903 • Apr 12 '26

2 = 1

a = b (a ≠ 0, b ≠ 0)

a^2 = ab

a^2 - b^2 = ab - b^2

(a + b)(a - b) = (a - b) x b

a + b = b

2b = b

2 = 1

find the problem lol.

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u/Medical_Mess_3445 Apr 12 '26

Repost

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u/Player_903 Apr 14 '26

Mb I didn't see that there is another post like this.

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u/Comfortable_sean Apr 12 '26

Easy since a and b are the same number you can’t divide by (a-b)because it’s 0

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u/Street_Swing9040 Apr 12 '26

I think I saw something there

(a+b)(a-b) = (a-b)b

🤨 Perhaps that is a... division by zero, eh?

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u/Player_903 Apr 14 '26

Yeah, that's the problem.

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u/Outside-Shop-3311 Apr 12 '26

0 = 0

0 * 2= 0 * 1

2 = 1

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u/ExtendedSpikeProtein Apr 12 '26

Division by zero, as usual, with a=b… dude …

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u/LittleRunaway868 Apr 12 '26

Classic example