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Grade 11Differential Calculus

Hey tell me the mistake... I have proved 2=1
x2= x*x
=x+x+x+x+...(x times)
lets take derivatives both side...
d/dx(x2)=d/dx(x+x+x+x+...(xtimes))
2x=1+1+1+1+...(x times)
2x=x
2=1
I can’t find the mistake...this is not possible..

Profile image of Trishit Mondal
8 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Arun
8 Years ago
It is pretty clear that, adding a number `x` times makes sense only if `x` is a positive integer. Hence the function X^2 is written this way. So the function X^2 exizts only for integers. This is against the basic requirement of differentiation. A function is differentiable only if it is continuous. But our function is defined only for integers. So it is not continuous. Its discrete and hence not differentiable. Hence wrong.