x = y | * x => x^2 = xy | + (x^2 - 2xy) => 2x^2 - 2xy = x^2 - xy | => 2(x^2 - xy) = x^2 - xy | / (x^2 - xy) --- WRONG. => 2 = 1 If x = y, then (x^2 - xy) = 0, and since nothing can be divided by zero, this cannot take place.