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Algebraic demonstrations that 1=2
5 Comments Published by Luigi August 24th, 2008 in Life, universe and everythingLet a=b, with a≠0
a=b
a2=ab
a2+a2=a2+ab
2a2-2ab=a2+ab-2ab
2a2-2ab=a2-ab
2(a2-ab)=1(a2-ab)
2=1
...or...
a=b
ab=bb
-ab=-bb
a2-ab=a2-b2
a(a-b)=(a+b)(a-b)
a=a+b
a=a+a
1=2
Another nice one, with numers instead of letters
16=16
Reflexive property of "="
4+12=16
From definition of "+"
4-12=16-24
Subtract 24 from both sides
4-12+9=16-24+9
Add 9 to both sides, completing squares
(2-3)2=(4-3)2
Factor, rewriting as squares
2-3=4-3
Sqrt of each side
2=4
Add 3 to each side
1=2
Divide by 2
This means basically that everything you know is wrong
Ganymede and Subversive the nightmare continues
9 Comments Published by Luigi August 18th, 2008 in EclipseI blogged before about how bad is the choice to "incubate" Subversive in Eclipse.
Friday evening I wasted much time to find a tutorial on Eclipse and Polarion site explaining how to install Subversive in Ganymede. No way: Eclipse site point to Polarion and Polarion site points to Eclipse site, and both of them are outdated, [...]
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