Question

Prove it (4-4)/(4-4)=2

Answer 1

lol

Answer 2

given statement is false

Answer 3

as 0/0 is indeterminat
or 1/1 = 1 is not equal to 2

Answer 4

As @dan815 mentioned, according to the basic rules of mathematics, dividing by 0 is not allowed and thus you can't cancel out 4-4 from numerator and denominator

Answer 5

sry there is no1/1 its just not possible, its just 0/0 is indeterminate

Answer 6

yeah i just thought about it :P

Answer 7

Actually 0/0 form is very interesting. According to some people, it is indeterminate because it can have different "finite" values depending on different cases

Answer 8

because to cancel 4-4 you have to divide top and bottom by 4-4 in which case yo run into your previous indeterminatet problem

Answer 9

So, by some mathematical trick you "can" show that 4-4/4-4 = 2 (this sort of things are very common in 0/0 formats)

Answer 10

Though, that particular mathematical trick would have some mistake for sure

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

maybe you can arrive at any answer if you discard division by 0

Answer 13

\(\color{blue}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @vishweshshrimali5
For example:

\[\large{\cfrac{4-4}{4-4} = \cfrac{4(1-1)}{4(1-1)} = \cfrac{1-1}{1-1} = \cfrac{1^2 - 1^2}{1-1} = \cfrac{(1-1)(1+1)}{1-1} = 1+1}\]
\[\large{ = 2}\]
\(\color{blue}{\text{End of Quote}}\)

Answer 14

^ these are called mathematical fallacies

Answer 15

u can simpy multiply rightside by 4-4 and add 8 to both sides