What is wrong with the following "proof"?
Let , then
Conclusion: By substituting in we have
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From Step 4, the problem is wrong because , as we know that, a = b = 1 , then a − b = 0 .
In the step, a + b = a − b b ( a − b ) , substituting, a − b as 0, then the value would go undefined .
So, we can't divide it by ( a − b ) and the fourth step is wrong.