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title: False mathematical proofs
date: "2002-07-09T12:00:00Z"
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wp_id: 1285
description: I explored a collection of false mathematical proofs and found that I misidentified almost all of them. These examples highlight common logical traps in algebra and calculus, such as hidden divisions by zero.
keywords: [false proofs, mathematical fallacies, algebra, calculus, logic errors, math mistakes]
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[False mathematical proofs](http://www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/falseProofs/). I ended to get all except the first wrong! (BTW, [Math Mistakes](http://xocxoc.home.att.net/math/index.htm) is a good read. Thanks, Sriram!)