Saturday 14 September 2013

arithmetic - $1 +1$ is $0$ ?​











So:



$$
\begin{align}
1+1 &= 1 + \sqrt{1} \\
&= 1 + \sqrt{1 \times 1} \\
&= 1 + \sqrt{-1 \times -1} \\

&= 1 + \sqrt{-1} \times \sqrt{-1} \\
&= 1 + i \times i \\
&= 1 + (-1) \\
&= 1 - 1\\
&= 0
\end{align}
$$



I can't see anything wrong there, and I can't see anything wrong in $1+1=2$ too. Clearly, $1+1$ is $2$, but I really want to know where is the incorrect part in the above.


Answer




$$\sqrt{ab} = \sqrt{a} \times \sqrt{b}$$ is valid only for non-negative real numbers $a$ and $b$. Hence, the error is in the step $$\sqrt{(-1) \times (-1)} = \sqrt{-1} \times \sqrt{-1}$$


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