Auwvax.356 net.math utzoo!decvax!harpo!uwvax!rodolf Tue May 4 23:48:04 1982 Solution(?) to oldie but goodie My math may be a bit rusty, but it seems to me the trick to all of these "proofs" is that somewhere along the line division screws you up. I think step #4 needs some additional proof--does sqrt(a/b) = sqrt(a)/sqrt(b) hold true for imaginary as well as real numbers? I don't think it does. There is a similar proof I've got stashed somewhere which "proves" that n = n + 1. If interest indicates, I'll post it. Rick (...uwvax!rodolf) ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.