Can You Prove That 1=2 ? Is it Possible ?

By ANTHONIRAJ on June 3rd, 2009

Yes It is possible to prove that 1 = 2 .Some Assumptions are necessary to prove that any mathematical equations and theorems. for example 0! = 1; 1^0 = 1,  These are called magic numbers . using this we can also prove 1 =  2 .  Two methods are given here to prove this equation. but still several methods are there to prove this . post the possible solutions through comments on this post.

Method 1

a^2 – b^2 = (a+b) (a-b)               ——-          Eqn 1

a^2 – a^2 = (a+a) (a-a)               ——-          Eqn 2

a^2 – a^2 = a (a-a)                      ——-          Eqn 3

Equate 2 and 3

a (a-a)  = (a+a) (a-a)

=>  a = (a+a)

If a =1 then 1 = (1+1)

=>   1 = 2  (Proved)

Method 2

If a^m = b^n then

m =n

1^0 = 1^1

=> 0 = 1

Add one on both sides

0+1 = 1+1

=> 1 = 2 (Proved)

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  1. Jyoti Sharma says:
    June 4, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    Cheating!

    The first method is like:
    1*0 = 0
    2*0 = 0
    So, 1*0 = 2*0
    So, 1 = 2 <== Not allowed to divide by 0.

    The second method:
    if that is true then why not simply write:
    1^1 = 1
    1^2 = 1
    So, 1^1 = 1^2
    So, 1 = 2 <== Not allowed for base 1.

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