On Monday, May 11, 2015 at 10:50:59 PM UTC-4, Lew Hodgett wrote:
Have fun.

Answer to follow.

Lew
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Let: a = b,
Then: (1) a^2 = ab,
(2) a^2 - b^2 = ab - b^2,
(3) (a + b)(a - b) = b(a - b),
(4) a + b = b,
(5) 2b = b,
(6) 2 = 1

It would seem that we have proved 2 = 1.

What is wrong here?


There is nothing wrong.

2 does equal 1...just ask my wife. Our 2 salaries equal 1 amount for her to spend.