[Solution]

A PARADOX

By the following simple method, a plausible attempt is made to prove that 1 is equal to 2:—

Suppose that a = b, then

ab=a2
ab - b2=a2 - b2
b(a - b)=(a + b)(a - b)
b=a + b
b=2b
∴ 1=2

This process only proves in reality that 0 × 1 = 0 × 2, which is true.

No. LVII.—CHESS CAMEO
Double First Prize
By A. Cyril Pearson

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