Rohan 364 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) Quote x2 = x + x + x +....x terms Differentiating both sides w.r.t. x, 2x = 1 + 1 + 1 + ....x terms 2x=x 2=1 I couldn't find any mistake, can you? Edited July 27, 2016 by Rohan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chaos 1,427 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 2x=x 2x-x=0 x=0 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawnic 2,977 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 2 hours ago, Rohan said: I couldn't find any mistake, can you? Your mistake lies here: 2x=x2=1 You cannot cancel x since the only value of x for which 2x = x is 0 and you can't divide by zero. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zac 129 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 First, 1=0 and now 1=2. Next you'll be telling me 1=Avocado. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emfoofoo 1,389 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 ....can't we just leave math alone for a little while? i'm sure it doesn't enjoy being forcibly changed all the time. 4 hours ago, Zac said: First, 1=0 and now 1=2. Next you'll be telling me 1=Avocado. 1 = avocado's number 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rohan 364 Posted July 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Oh Yea! Thanks guys! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chaos 1,427 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 9 hours ago, Zac said: First, 1=0 and now 1=2. Next you'll be telling me 1=Avocado. @Rosettaroses @Liberty 5 hours ago, Emfoofoo said: ....can't we just leave math alone for a little while? i'm sure it doesn't enjoy being forcibly changed all the time. 1 = avocado's number 6.023x10²³ is Avogadro's number so yeah that makes sense defo 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Agent P 2,480 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 2 hours ago, Chaos said: @Rosettaroses @Liberty 6.023x10²³ is Avogadro's number so yeah that makes sense defo Mathematicians here are like "final double x = 1.0; x = 6.023 * 10E23; x = x; 1.0 = 6.023 * 10E23; There you go, find the error " Like some are still reasonable but some proofs are just wrong like "square both sides" it's almost like trying to change the value of a constant and then saying the CHANGED value is equal to the ORIGINAL value. It's just not possible. I like math, but some of these "proofs" are just plain stupid. This particular one was actually pretty good, I'm just saying in general. If you know the error already, why do you even post it and say "im a genius huehuehue" this was not aimed at any particular person at all. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Is It Really Necessary 1,574 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) 13 hours ago, Zac said: First, 1=0 and now 1=2. Next you'll be telling me 1=Avocado. Me, the fabulous person who turned your 'likes' into a three digit number, thank me. Edited July 28, 2016 by Is It Really Necessary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Conan Edogawa 837 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) 6 hours ago, Agent P said: Mathematicians here are like...Also no. Mathematics is done with a specific "final double x = 1.0; x = 6.023 * 10E23; x = x; 1.0 = 6.023 * 10E23; There you go, find the error " Like some are still reasonable but some proofs are just wrong like "square both sides" it's almost like trying to change the value of a constant and then saying the CHANGED value is equal to the ORIGINAL value. It's just not possible. I like math, but some of these "proofs" are just plain stupid. This particular one was actually pretty good, I'm just saying in general. If you know the error already, why do you even post it and say "im a genius huehuehue" thi. To shine light on certain mathematical concepts, which may be confusing to certain people. ... Quote Mathematicians here are like...Also no. Mathematics is done with specific laws and procedures that must be taken. If you don't believe me, look at MSE/MSO. SE and SO will kill you if you don't provide a logical proof of your statements. "final double x = 1.0; x = 6.023 * 10E23; x = x; 1.0 = 6.023 * 10E23; There you go, find the error " Edited July 28, 2016 by Field of Dreams 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Conan Edogawa 837 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 On 7/27/2016 at 6:43 AM, Rohan said: I couldn't find any mistake, can you? x2 = x + x + x +....x termsDifferentiating both sides w.r.t. x, This seems to assume that if you differentiate both sides, you will still get the same answer x2=4 dif.w.rx, 2x = 0 Obviously both equations have different solutions. 2x = 1 + 1 + 1 + ....x terms2x=x2=1 On 7/27/2016 at 6:43 AM, Rohan said: I couldn't find any mistake, can you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emfoofoo 1,389 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 11 hours ago, Chaos said: @Rosettaroses @Liberty 6.023x10²³ is Avogadro's number so yeah that makes sense defo okay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zac 129 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 10 hours ago, Is It Really Necessary said: Me, the fabulous person who turned your 'likes' into a three digit number, thank me. I'm sure it would have happened on its own but thanks nonetheless Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Conan Edogawa 837 Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 (edited) 23 hours ago, Emfoofoo said: ....can't we just leave math alone for a little while? i'm sure it doesn't enjoy being forcibly changed all the time. 1 = avocado's number Mathematics is NOT being changed. It is being manipulated into producing false statements. Edited July 29, 2016 by Field of Dreams 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emfoofoo 1,389 Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 1 hour ago, Field of Dreams said: Mathematics is NOT being changed. It is being manipulated into producing false statements. well, everytime i revisit it every year, something about it always changes and i hate it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Conan Edogawa 837 Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Just now, Emfoofoo said: well, everytime i revisit it every year, something about it always changes and i hate it. Yeah, those "changing details" are already existing details of math. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emfoofoo 1,389 Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 Just now, Field of Dreams said: Yeah, those "changing details" are already existing details of math. ....whatever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Conan Edogawa 837 Posted July 29, 2016 Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 1 minute ago, Emfoofoo said: ....whatever. Calculus was not a "super new" detail of math. It was invented 300 years ago. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rohan 364 Posted July 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2016 err..this topic didn't really go as expected... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liberty 2,305 Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 7/28/2016 at 4:31 AM, Chaos said: @Rosettaroses @Liberty 6.023x10²³ is Avogadro's number so yeah that makes sense defo So back then I didn't understand why you tagged us and then realized someone said Avocado above you lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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