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Let x = y
Multiply by x: x^2 = xy
Subtract y^2: x^2 - y^2 = xy - y^2
Factor: (x + y) (x - y) = y (x - y)
Common term (x - y) on both sides, so cancel it out.
Leaves: x + y = y
But x = y, so substitute to get: y + y = y
Combine: 2 y = y
Common term (y) on both sides, so cancel it out.
2 = 1

I see what you did and where it went wrong

I see it too.

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I see what you did there.

Let x = y
Multiply by x: x^2 = xy
Subtract y^2: x^2 - y^2 = xy - y^2
Factor: (x + y) (x - y) = y (x - y)
Common term (x - y) on both sides, so cancel it out.
Leaves: x + y = y
But x = y, so substitute to get: y + y = y
Combine: 2 y = y
Common term (y) on both sides, so cancel it out.
2 = 1

I see what you did and where it went wrong

I see it too.

Try this one:
Pick any positive number (greater than zero, less than infinity).
Take the square root.
Multiply the result by 2.
Take the square roof of that number, and double the result.
Continue until the loop becomes trivial, and note the final answer.
Based on that, predict the "final" result when doing the same exercise, instead of multiplying by 2, multiply by 3, 4.2801, or any positive number.

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