Does 3=2?

[thilipan]

3=2
Just have a look at it.
Can u prove 3 = 2, If not
This is a anomaly or whatever u call in mathematics.
See this illustration:

for example say

-6 = -6

9-15 = 4-10

adding 25/4 to both sides:

9-15+25/4 = 4-10+25/4

(this is just like a square plus b square minus two a
b = a-b whole
square.)

so it can be expressed as follows

(3-5/2)(3-5/2) = (2-5/2)(2-5/2)

taking positive square root on both sides:

3 - 5/2 = 2 - 5/2

3 = 2

Amazing right????

So, hereafter say that 2 & 3 have got same value..Never say both are different
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[nolookingca]

Gah. Just had my final math test of the year (didn't do very well, BTW), and now I read this? Right after I shut just the off "logic" part of my brain? My head hurts.

[cool-dudette]

the beauty of mathematics \:D/

[Canadian Mark]

Alright, so can anybody prove that 3 doesn't equal 2? I'm sure there's something subtle that I'm missing. This is worse than that "make change for a five dollar bill" scene in Paper Moon.

[thilipan]

3 doesnt equal 2 because when you type in a calculater 3 - 2 the answer is 1. If they were equal then the answer would have been 0.

[nolookingca]

According to this very interesting article by the U of T Math Dept., 1!=2, but it can mislead you to believe that 1 does equal 2. :D
http://www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/...first1eq2.html

[iced_faerie]

Wow...that's kind of confusing...perhaps that's the reason why I'm not too fond of math..oh well each to his/her own

[mahjongmaniac]

According to this very interesting article by the U of T Math Dept., 1!=2, but it can mislead you to believe that 1 does equal 2. :D
http://www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/...first1eq2.html

heh, for those who have ever wrote a comp. program before, you'll know that the expression "1 != 2" means "1 does NOT equal to 2"