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		olddustytrail on Dec 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A visual proof that a^2 – b^2 = (a + b)(a – b) Did you think that I meant you can switch them on one side of the equation but not the other? That's not what anyone is saying.

davrosthedalek on Dec 15, 2024 [–]

No, of course not.

olddustytrail on Dec 16, 2024 | [–]

But that's literally what you just did in your example.

davrosthedalek on Dec 17, 2024 | | [–]

I did not show the right side at all, so I am not sure how you can make that statement.

The point is that a+b is symmetric in a <-> b and a-b is anti-symmetric. Both left and right side are anti-symmetric.

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