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Name: Anonymous 2007-04-18 20:19 ID:9eKdC2SQ

-1 = -1

=> -1/1 = 1/-1

=> root(-1/1) = root(1/-1)

=> i/1 = 1/i

=> i^2 = 1

=> -1 = 1

Most so-called "proofs" that 1=2 or whatever, involved illegalities like dividing by zero. This one is a little more complimicated...

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-18 21:12 ID:VPtYlEbM

you only proved that -1^2 = 1^2 ... good job retard

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-18 21:17 ID:Heaven

principal roots, etc.

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-18 21:43 ID:8t707QXo

basically sqrt(-a/b) does not equal sqrt(-a)/sqrt(b)

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-18 22:23 ID:BDYZ3eut

>>4

Yes, it does, if the argument of -a and 1/b is less than pi

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-18 22:44 ID:dwHxgWPh

BUTTSEKS

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-19 2:22 ID:FdT1hRK9

=> ±root(-1/1) = ±root(1/-1)

fixed that for ya

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-19 13:48 ID:+Nz0FBEb

OP here
>>7
Not really, positive and negative roots are only really applicable to real numbers, and here I'm taking the positive root of the real numbers used.

>>4
Idiot

>>3
The most accurate reply. The problem occurs between lines 3 and 4.

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-19 17:19 ID:5XhQiReh

>>8
No you, faggot. Anyway, I meant sqrt(-a/b) does not equal sqrt(a)/sqrt(-b) and that is true. The whole principal roots shit is bull's if you take the sqrt function to return just the positive value.

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-19 17:44 ID:T0OrsY1u

wikipedium says:
This proof is invalid since it applies the following principle for square roots incorrectly:

    \sqrt{\frac{x}{y}} = \frac{\sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{y}}

This principle is only correct when y is a positive number. In the "proof" above, this is not the case. Thus, the proof is invalid.

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-21 2:56 ID:XIdGSZaT

>>7 here, and actually, ±root(-1/1) = ±root(1/-1) works, specifically, root(-1/1) = -root(1/-1), since root(-1/1) = i and -root(1/-1) = -(1/i) = i.

I'll give you that it may fall apart between lines 2 and 3, according to >>10; but if you think it falls apart between lines 3 and 4, I'm pretty sure it's due to this.

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-21 12:09 ID:zMYgHatk

ok yeah fuck tard... the only reason that makes sense is if any given variable is one , one is not the same as negative one, the onbly reason that worked is because u ALWAYS juat used -1 and 1, they are similar in the fact that they do the same thing to the abse number but they change the sign in front of it.. and if u try to pull that bull shit on pretty much anything else

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-21 22:53 ID:kpX0GcNV

>>12
Fucking Koreans, not being able to talk properly. Go home! Or kill 30 people or something.

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-22 2:32 ID:S1VfEV8R

>>13
Bad! Do not convince them to kill more!

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-22 21:29 ID:NWEW5eqY

>>14
But everyone likes an hero

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-23 6:37 ID:oswszZk4

>>15
Being an hero is ok, but it's not ok to kill others in the process.

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-23 12:53 ID:OWSB4U07

>>16
Being an hero without killing others and making lots of videotape is soo 2006

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-23 15:05 ID:bdHr8jTN

do it in complex exponential space using exp(i pi/2) etc. 

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-26 3:20 ID:FESobBaj

-1 = -1 is not logically equivelent to -1/1 = 1/-1

fail/made of loss

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-26 12:05 ID:pmJscMyf

>>19
-1/1=-1;  1/-1=-1;  -1/1 = 1/-1;
how does that not make sense?

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-26 18:38 ID:xyZJi4hQ

>>10 has it. Let this thread die already.

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-27 0:23 ID:Flpsx3ee

root(-1/1) you cant root negatives

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-27 6:33 ID:cD9eegFB

I root bitches

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-27 17:24 ID:DUP10BNm

I root your linux box.

Also NIGGER DON'T KNOW ABOUT PRINCIPLE BRANCHES OF LOGARITHMS AND COMPLEX ARITHMETICS!

Name: Anonymous 2007-04-27 23:10 ID:JUf3DMIg

>>24
Well I am not an "Nigger." You have no right to call me that if I made mistakes.  This site should have some rules about harrassments, threats, and name calling.  I am still in the need of more help in that regards.

Name: Anonymous 2009-03-18 2:23

The word pirahna, is all I can think of that rhymes with marijuana

Marijuana MUST be legalized.

Name: Anonymous 2011-05-07 16:01

(B)/A = 9

(B)/A = 9^2

B/(A) = (1^0)

Name: Anonymous 2011-05-07 16:02

x^3

Name: Anonymous 2011-05-07 16:03

A/{2^X} = B

Name: Anonymous 2011-05-07 16:04

\frac{A}{2^X} = B

Name: Anonymous 2011-05-07 16:10

\frac{A}{2^X} = B

How do I solve this for X? A and B are known non-negative integers and A is larger than B.

Basically the problem is, how many times must I cut A in half to make it the size of B.

I'm tired and frustrated and I need help because I feel like I'm missing something very obvious.

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