Saturday, June 12, 2010

The old math teacher in me strikes again:


4 comments:

  1. I'm so VERY glad you appreciate it, Dave!

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  2. Did you know there is a very simple algebraic proof you can use to prove that 1 equals 0? Of course, you have to divide by zero, but you do it in a hidden way with variables and no ones even notices!

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  3. Yeah, but the word "proof" definitely needs to be in quotes! :-)

    I've seen it. You put a variable in the denominator of a rational number and neglect to state that the variable cannot equal zero!

    Very clever!

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