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1 = 0?

Logic Level 2

What is wrong with this "proof" that 1 = 0? z = 1. 1 = 1 x 1. So, z x z = z z(z-1) = 0 z = 0. But... z = 1!!! So, 0 = 1?

Just because 1 x 1 = 1 doesn't mean z x z = z 1 does equal 0, and so does every other number. z - 1 is 0, and you can't divide by 0.

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