A bit of maths 'fun'

[Tristan.]

OK maybe not, doubt this'll appeal to anyone, but I thought it was kind of cool

step one, start with two algebreic terms:
a = x

step two, multiply both sides by x:
ax = x^2

step three, multiply both sides by -1:
-ax = -x^2

step four, add a^2 to both sides:
a^2-ax = a^2-x^2

step five, both sides are factorised:
a(a-x) = (a-x)(a+x)

step six, divide both sides by (a-x):
a = a+x

step seven, since a = x (step one) we can replace all instances of a with x:

x = x+x

x = 2x

1 = 2

shit I think I just broke maths, nah not quite. Theres a mistake in one of the steps.

[syl]

Step 6
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[Philious]

How and why can you find maths fun.

Algebra too
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[kitty kat]

I used to love maths at school, used to do old exam papers just for the fun of it, am I a saddo?
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[John C]

Yeah, in step 6 you divided by a-x and sice a=x, a-x must be 0

You cant divide by zero, it's not allowed!

if you dont like algebra do it with numbers.
0 x 1 = 0
0 x 2 = 0
So
0 x 1 = 0 x 2
divide by zero gives:
1 = 2

Bollocks does it!

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[John C]

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[Fisty]

i think my brain just fell out. Some people are good at maths, others arent. I am in the second camp. no where's my spanners......
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[John C]

[Jaloopa]

Girls=time x money (the two things you spend on them)

time is money (time=money)

so girls = money x money =money^2

money is the root of all evil (money=sqrt(evil))

so girls = sqrt(evil)^2
= evil

Girls are evil!


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[John C]

Algebra can be used to solve all sorts of problems in a simpler way than just using ordinary arithmetic.

Example...

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