Two = One ?

[sj-bradley]

Ok, How's this ?

 

I have found out that 2 really does equal 1. See Attached picture.

 

Unless someone disagrees?

 

 

Simon.

[richardm6994]

it wont let me post and I know the answer!!!!

[richardm6994]

replace "a" and "b" with the number 3. then you will see that the third line is wrong

[Guest chrispine]

third line is wrong, the a squared's cancel leaving a=ab.

[sj-bradley]

Nope - nobody has sussed the error yet. Keep trying

 

Ah - My error Line 3 should be as follows: Well spotted, but not where the error is

 

 

Simon.

[Guest Hammy360]

My favourite (used it in machine code in the sixties) is the boolean arithmetic ability to swap registers without using an intermediary.

The binary value in a register can be considered as an array of true false values.

 

So place any value in register A

and any value in register B

 

Then

 

Let A = A XOR B

Let B = A XOR B

Let A = A XOR B

 

The value that was in A is now in B

and value that was in B is now in A

 

No intermediary used.

 

QED

 

Try it and see it really works.

 

Just what I was gonna say........

[Guest shaggy]

both a and b = 1

[Guest chrispine]

line 7 is wrong.

[Guest MarkB]

dividing both sides by a-b. What is a-b? a=b (step 1), so a-b=0. In the last step,you divided by zero. That's not allowed.

[sj-bradley]

dividing both sides by a-b. What is a-b? a=b (step 1), so a-b=0. In the last step,you divided by zero. That's not allowed.

 

Bingo - first correct answer

 

Simon.

[fry61]

Either get out more or fill the glass with something stronger!

[philshelton]

alphabet spaghetti ??????????????????????????????

[Guest mower man]

The answer is 42

Everybody knows that!

Yes but what was the question ,mowerman [freind of Zeephod Beedlebrock]

[fry61]

He's telling you he is always at 6's & 7's = 42