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?
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 September 26, 2006