does 2/1 = 8/1

asked by guest
on Jan 10, 2025 at 2:29 am



You asked:

Prove or disprove that the equation $\frac{2}{1} = \frac{8}{1}$ is an identity.

MathBot Answer:

The left-hand side of the equation evaluates to:

\[\begin{align*}& \frac{2}{1}\\=& 2 \cdot 1\\=& 2\\\end{align*}\]

The right-hand side of the equation evaluates to:

\[\begin{align*}& \frac{8}{1}\\=& 8 \cdot 1\\=& 8\\\end{align*}\]

Since $2 \ne 8$, the equation $\frac{2}{1} = \frac{8}{1}$ is not an identity.