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Friday, October 17, 2008

Four Equals Three


Four Equals Three?
Let us prove that 4=3.
Suppose:
a + b = c
Then
4a - 3a + 4b - 3b = 4c - 3c
Rearrange terms
4a + 4b - 4c = 3a + 3b - 3c
Remove constants
4 * (a+b-c) = 3 * (a+b-c)
Remove brackets
4 = 3
What is wrong here?

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