a, b and c are 3 different numbers. Suppose that a + b = c and . In which number systems this can be true?
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So, a 1 + b 1 = c 1 . a b a + b = c 1 ; a + b = c . a, b and c are not equal to 0, so we can multiply both sides by ( a + b ) ∗ ( a b ) a 2 + 2 a b + b 2 = a b ; a 2 + a b + b 2 = 0 ; a = 2 − b + − s q r t ( b 2 − 4 b 2 ) ); a = 2 b +- 2 3 b i ; So, a, b and c must be complex numbers. C