Abe Loran E.

Pelandiana January 18, 2023

BSIT – 1

Mathematics in the Modern World

1. Assignment: Prove that 1 = 2. With solution (deductive reasoning use assumptions).

We already knew that 1 + 1 = 2, and we assumed that 1 + 1 = 2, so 2 b. We then moved on

to 1 = 2 and how we prove that 1 = 2. In this case assuming that a and b are both equal and that
an equals b. We multiply them by two to get a2 = Subtraction of b2 from both sides submits a2 -
b2 = ab - b2. Next, we factor the left side using an algebra foil to get (a + b) (a - b) and factor out
b from the right side to get b. (a – b). As a result, our equation is now (a + b) (a - b) = b- a -). It
can thus be cancelled because it appears to produce (a + b) b on both sides. As a result, if a =
b, we can substitute b for a to obtain b + b = b. Combining the two terms on the left submits b =
2b in this case. We can divide by b to get 1 = 2 because b appears on both sides. As a result,
whenever we divide 1 by 2, we divide by 0, which is an imperfect process.

For example:
Let a = b
a^2 = ab
a^2 – b^2 (since a^2 is equal to ab we need to rewrite ab with a^2 – b^2)
(a + b) (a – b) = b (a – b) (we need to cancel both a – b to get a + b =b)
a+b=b
b + b = b (since a is equal to b we substitute a with b)
2b = b (we divide both side with b to get the answer)
2 = 1 or 1 = 2.

So, what is wrong with this proof?

As a result, we divide both b since b/b is equal to 0.