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#219847 ·published 2006-10-24 22:01 UTC
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        x = y                   | * x
=>      x^2 = xy                | + (x^2 - 2xy)
=>      2x^2 - 2xy = x^2 - xy   |
=>      2(x^2 - xy) = x^2 - xy  | / (x^2 - xy)   --- WRONG.
=>      2 = 1

If x = y, then (x^2 - xy) = 0, and since nothing can be divided by zero, this cannot take place.