4=0

Geometry Level 3

I present you my attempt to demonstrate that 4 = 0 4=0 :

1) Beginning with the well-known identity cos 2 x = 1 sin 2 x \cos ^{ 2 }{ x } =1-\sin ^{ 2 }{ x }

2) cos x = ( 1 sin 2 x ) 1 / 2 \cos { x } ={ (1-\sin ^{ 2 }{ x } ) }^{ 1/2 }

3) 1 + cos x = 1 + ( 1 sin 2 x ) 1 / 2 1+\cos { x } =1+{ (1-\sin ^{ 2 }{ x } ) }^{ 1/2 }

4) ( 1 + cos x ) 2 = ( 1 + ( 1 sin 2 x ) 1 / 2 ) 2 { (1+\cos { x } ) }^{ 2 }={ (1+{ (1-\sin ^{ 2 }{ x } ) }^{ 1/2 }) }^{ 2 }

5) Evaluate x = π x=\pi : ( 1 + cos π ) 2 = ( 1 + ( 1 sin 2 π ) 1 / 2 ) 2 { (1+\cos { \pi } ) }^{ 2 }={ (1+{ (1-\sin ^{ 2 }{ \pi } ) }^{ 1/2 }) }^{ 2 }

6) ( 1 1 ) 2 = ( 1 + ( 1 0 ) 1 / 2 ) 2 { (1-1) }^{ 2 }={ (1+{ (1-0) }^{ 1/2 }) }^{ 2 }

7) 0 = 4 0=4

In which step is the first error committed?

Step 5 Step 1 Step 4 Step 7 Step 3 Step 2 Step 6

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1 solution

Alex G
Apr 16, 2016

The formal definition of absolute value is the square root of the square:

x 2 = x \sqrt{x^2}=|x|

This should have been applied in step 2.

I didn't bother seeing the other steps, whenever u see a fallacy beginning with squares of numbers, the fallacy is always in the sqrt step.

Vishwash Kumar ΓΞΩ - 4 years, 4 months ago

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