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Posted by: Phoenix9508
Okay, Okay, I know why this is wrong. What you're essentially saying is 2 times 0 is 0. Well no -blam!- -blam!-. That's a property of mathematics.

All you brainiacs who think you can disprove that math is a system of rules, psh.
Skidoosh!
I'm going into trig, and that uses too much cross-referencing. Let me just say that according to that "lemma" you had there the value of a and b could ONLY be 2. And as long as the number was 2, the value of those expressions could only be 0.

I don't understand why the argument isn't simply.
2(0) = 1(0)
2 = 1

And you can't divide by zero! I just realized this!

  • 09.02.2011 12:30 AM PDT

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Posted by: Phoenix9508
And you can't divide by zero! I just realized this!
*slow clap*

  • 09.02.2011 12:31 AM PDT

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Posted by: Disambiguation
Posted by: Phoenix9508
And you can't divide by zero! I just realized this!
*slow clap*
Undefined = Undefined. The equation remains balanced.

I'm so excited at this conclusion. I can't wait till someone tries to pull that stupid trick up again.

  • 09.02.2011 12:32 AM PDT
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Posted by: DrFetusFondler
I award you no credit, as work was not shown. Any mathematician would tell you the same thing.


You sound just like my 8th grade math teacher.

What a -blam!- that lady was!

  • 09.02.2011 12:36 AM PDT
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Posted by: Phoenix9508
Posted by: Disambiguation
Posted by: Phoenix9508
And you can't divide by zero! I just realized this!
*slow clap*
Undefined = Undefined. The equation remains balanced.

I'm so excited at this conclusion. I can't wait till someone tries to pull that stupid trick up again.


Undefined = Undefined

BUT

Undefined = There is no definition
No Definition = Impossible
Impossible = Divide by Zero
Divide by Zero = End of the world.

  • 09.02.2011 12:40 AM PDT

what?

  • 09.02.2011 12:41 AM PDT
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Posted by: MattallicA09lol
what?


Exactly.

  • 09.02.2011 12:43 AM PDT

Posted by: Baph117
This is an incredible step forward to being able to cure Downss sybndonre mn humans bineg.s

Your notation is absolutely atrocious. Of course, the fact that you arrived at the result 2+2=5 indicates that your method is little better.

  • 09.02.2011 12:47 AM PDT

"This is not a Drug, it's a Leaf."



Your name is DrFetusFondler. Your opinion is wrong


Well, I see someone isn't in the best of moods.

  • 09.02.2011 12:49 AM PDT
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I just noticed this has 7 pages.



























=D

  • 09.02.2011 12:51 AM PDT
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Posted by: Cr4zyd4wg

Posted by: DrFetusFondler


Your name is DrFetusFondler. Your opinion is wrong


Well, I see someone isn't in the best of moods.
...but it's wrong


But if its wrong that means its right.

  • 09.02.2011 12:58 AM PDT

"This is not a Drug, it's a Leaf."

I don't believe this is so. He showed no work, therefore my opinion is correct.

  • 09.02.2011 12:59 AM PDT
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my opinion over rides your opinion and I say that you are wrong.

  • 09.02.2011 1:17 AM PDT

"This is not a Drug, it's a Leaf."

You seem to be arguing with many of these Forum-goers about whether or not your mathematical equation is correct. I'm not saying you are wrong nor am I saying your a right, I am simply stating that you showed no work and in many, if not all, mathematicians eyes, your answer would be considered incorrect.
This is not a matter of opinion but of sheer fact.
So in FACT your explanation (your equation) to whether or not 2 plus 2 equals 5 is wrong.

[Edited on 09.02.2011 1:27 AM PDT]

  • 09.02.2011 1:25 AM PDT
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Posted by: DrFetusFondler
You seem to be arguing with many of these Forum-goers about whether or not your mathematical equation is correct. I'm not saying you are wrong nor am I saying your a right, I am simply stating that you showed no work and in many, if not all, mathematicians eyes, your answer would be considered incorrect.
This is not a matter of opinion but of sheer fact.
So in FACT your explanation (your equation) to whether or not 2 plus 2 equals 5 is wrong.


This

  • 09.02.2011 1:29 AM PDT

2+2 - 9/2 = 5
4-4.5 = 5
-0.5 = 5

That makes no sense.

  • 09.02.2011 1:30 AM PDT
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Posted by: IPhsYcoon
2+2 - 9/2 = 5
4-4.5 = 5
-0.5 = 5

That makes no sense.


It does if you understand it.

  • 09.02.2011 1:32 AM PDT

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Posted by: TheMouthOfSauron
God damnit Sauron I can't stop laughing xD

  • 09.02.2011 1:34 AM PDT

We believe that the universe is unbounded: this is not the same as infinite: the 2-D surface of a sphere, wrapped around a 3rd dimension, has a finite size, but has no end. If you start off in a given direction on the surface of a sphere, you could return to your start point without having to turn around -- you simply go all the way around. But wouldn't that mean the universe has an escape velocity like the earth?

That is an inconsistent fallacy of an equation. Unless you are calculating to another logarithmic function?

~B2

  • 09.02.2011 1:36 AM PDT

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Posted by: Bungie2
That is an inconsistent fallacy of an equation. Unless you are calculating to another logarithmic function?

~B2
I believe he is attempting to linearly interpolate (Frobenius' method?) the function into the Napier logarithmic function.

~D

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  • 09.02.2011 1:39 AM PDT

"This is not a Drug, it's a Leaf."

What an excellent rebuttal, it seems as if you have realized you have made a boo-boo and can't accept it. So instead of accepting that your explanation to the practicality of "2+2=5" is in fact wrong, you avoid the question by posting an unrelated and topic-changing picture. Well played.

  • 09.02.2011 1:42 AM PDT
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Posted by: DrFetusFondler
What an excellent rebuttal, it seems as if you have realized you have made a boo-boo and can't accept it. So instead of accepting that your explanation to the practicality of "2+2=5" is in fact wrong, you avoid the question by posting an unrelated and topic-changing picture. Well played.


No, I haven't made a "boo-boo" And wont accept it, its just that the thread has sort of leaned more on the jokes side. Then you got back on the mathematical matter. Its about 4 am for me so I rather be joking around than talking about math right now

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  • 09.02.2011 1:45 AM PDT

"This is not a Drug, it's a Leaf."

As I do recall, you were the original person who posted this thread. You posted a supposed explanation to how 2 + 2 could = 5, What did you expect to happen?

  • 09.02.2011 1:51 AM PDT