One Equals Zero
Proving 1=0, 2=1, and so on…
     Here is a pretty tricky proof that I’ve come across several times. It basically proves that a+b=a, which would mean that 1+0=0, 1=0, 2=1, and so on.
     I know very well how to prove this wrong, but do you? 
a = b
ab = b²
ab - a² = b² - a²
a(b - a) = (b + a)(b - a)
a = b + a
If a and b are 1, then 1 = 1 + 1
1 = 2
0 = 1
Last Updated Jan 03, 2009
Dec-29-2008, 10:56pm
george says...
Mar-16-2009, 05:23pm
Bobby says...
since b=a
b-a=0 and if u multiply 0 each side you would end up with 0
Mar-28-2009, 01:36pm
dave says...