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Proof <math>2=1</math>:
 
Proof <math>2=1</math>:
  
Let <math>a=b</math>
 
  
<center> <math>a^2=ab</math> </center>  
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Suppose that <math>a=b</math>
  
<center> <math>a^2-b^2=ab-b^2</math></center>
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<math>
 
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\begin{eqnarray*}
<center> <math>(a-b)(a+b)=b(a-b)</math></center>
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a&=&b\\
 
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a^2&=&ab\\
<center> <math>a+b=b</math></center>
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a^2-b^2&=&ab-b^2\\
 
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(a+b)(a-b)&=&b(a-b)\\
<center> <math>b+b=b</math></center>
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a+b&=&b\\
 
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b+b&=&b\\
<center> <math>2b=b</math></center>
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2b&=&b\\
 
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2&=&1
<center> <math>2=1</math></center>
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\end{eqnarray*}
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</math>

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Proof $2=1$:


Suppose that $a=b$

$\begin{eqnarray*} a&=&b\\ a^2&=&ab\\ a^2-b^2&=&ab-b^2\\ (a+b)(a-b)&=&b(a-b)\\ a+b&=&b\\ b+b&=&b\\ 2b&=&b\\ 2&=&1 \end{eqnarray*}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)