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Old 02-05-2008, 12:38 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by DonCorleone View Post
Shouldn't it be ((x+x)/x)-x=0? Otherwise the solution would be -1...
In Havell's equation

(x-x)/x-x = 0 | x /= 0

0/x-x=0

0-x = 0

x = 0, which contradicts the statement that x /= 0

So, (x-x)/x-x = 0 has no solution.


Your equation, however, is right only if x /= 0.
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