Is This Equality Really True? Let's Find Out!

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The discussion revolves around verifying the validity of a mathematical equality involving variables related to mass, gravity, and acceleration. The context appears to be rooted in algebraic manipulation and possibly physics concepts.

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants inquire about the origin of the expression and question its truthfulness. There are suggestions to test the expression with specific values to evaluate its validity.

Discussion Status

The conversation is currently exploring the truth of the equality, with some participants expressing skepticism about its correctness. There is no consensus reached, but the discussion is actively questioning the assumptions behind the expression.

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Some participants indicate that the expression may not hold true, which could influence the direction of the discussion and the approaches taken to analyze it.

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How could I show that this is true:
[tex]\frac{m^2g^2-m^2}{ma+za}-\frac{zamg}{am+az+gm+gz}=-\frac{zma^2-z^2a^2}{ma-mg}[/tex]
 
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What have you tried?
 
Where does that expression come from? It doesn't look true to me. (Plug in a few values and see for yourself.)
 
yeah, it's not true...well, that makes it easy to show it's not true.
 

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