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minus-squarenul9o9@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoThe statement is too broad. You can only multiply the numerator and denominator to keep it the same if I remember correctly. 1/2 + 1/4 = x (1×2)/(2x2) + 1/4 = x 2/4 + 1/4 = x 3/4 = x
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months ago(1/2) = (1/2) (1/2) = (1 + 1 / 2 + 1) (1/2) = (2/3) QED Terrance Howard
that’s not how addition works
The statement is too broad. You can only multiply the numerator and denominator to keep it the same if I remember correctly.
1/2 + 1/4 = x (1×2)/(2x2) + 1/4 = x 2/4 + 1/4 = x 3/4 = x(1/2) = (1/2) (1/2) = (1 + 1 / 2 + 1) (1/2) = (2/3) QED