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Two Plus Two Equals Five (Posted on 2022-11-29)

Provide two distinct fallacy methods thereby "proving" the undernoted false equality:

               2 + 2 = 5

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta

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One classic way

| Comment 1 of 4

2 + 2 = 4

4*0 = 0

5*0 = 0

4*0 = 5*0

The zeros cancel:

4 = 5

Substitute in the first equation:

2 + 2 = 5

Posted by Charlie on 2022-11-29 08:53:20

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