Thread: Ok so I just proved 1 = -1. Someone help me find my error.
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Old 10-14-2005, 12:00 AM
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Default Re: Ok so I just proved 1 = -1. Someone help me find my error.
Here's another "proof" in this vein that I've always found enjoyable:

x^2 = x + x + . . . x (x copies of x)

Differentiate both sides:

2x = 1 + 1 + 1 . . . = x

Divide by x:

2 = 1.
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