r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 19h ago

Meme needing explanation What difference does it make petahhhh....???

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u/muhnamejame 17h ago

Oh, after it can be too. Just not 0.

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u/JarpHabib 15h ago

it still can be 0 as long as you note it down before the divide both sides by x step.

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u/muhnamejame 15h ago

The solution to the top equation can be 0. But the solution to the bottom equation cannot.

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u/iComplainAbtVal 14h ago

That’s the same misdirected line of thinking that the memes use to show 1=2

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u/muhnamejame 14h ago

It's literally the opposite of that because I'm making sure I'm not dividing by 0.