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Sophism #18: Derivatives

Taking derivatives from both sides of a valid equation

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVQtY4oagLwXG1oxudBqTBkFHUs5RkPGBKfTr6S1zgKTj/image.png)

we obtain

![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYsm9w9JbNDXjaNhYmU11rR3sinsTGWPVfid7Kop1VTCg/image.png)

Dividing both sides by x, we must conclude that

2 = 1.

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