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Both Opposite Statements Are True. Can YOU spot the mistake?

Feb 1st, 2015
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  1. x=y and NONE are equal to 0
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  3. multiply "x" to both sides and you get "x^2 = xy"
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  5. subtract y^2 from both sides and you get "x^2 - y^2 = xy - y^2"
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  7. Factorize and you get "(x+y)(x-y)=y(x-y)"
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  9. Divide both sides by x-y and you get "x+y=y"
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  11. Finally, subtract y from both sides and you get "x=0??"
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  13. Question marks are there after x=0 because on the top of the paste I said x does not equal 0 and at the final step we said x DOES equal 0. They are two opposite statements which both CANNOT be true.
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