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Ina claims that she has proved -2=2. Here proof is shown below.
Step 1) Assume that -2 = 2.
Step 2) Then square both sides: (-2)2 = (2)2
Step 3) This creates a true statement: 4 = 4
Step 4) This means the assumption that -2 = 2 is correct.
- Identify the errors you see in Ina's proof.
In two sentence
Step 1) Assume that -2 = 2.
Step 2) Then square both sides: (-2)2 = (2)2
Step 3) This creates a true statement: 4 = 4
Step 4) This means the assumption that -2 = 2 is correct.
- Identify the errors you see in Ina's proof.
In two sentence
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Mujeeb
Ina claims that she has proved -2=2. Here proof is shown below.
Step 1) Assume that -2 = 2.
Step 2) Then square both sides: (-2)2 = (2)2
Step 3) This creates a true statement: 4 = 4
Step 4) This means the assumption that -2 = 2 is correct.
- Classify the type of invalid reasoning that is present in Ina's proof.
In two sentence
Step 1) Assume that -2 = 2.
Step 2) Then square both sides: (-2)2 = (2)2
Step 3) This creates a true statement: 4 = 4
Step 4) This means the assumption that -2 = 2 is correct.
- Classify the type of invalid reasoning that is present in Ina's proof.
In two sentence
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