Show that the statement “For any real numbers a and b, a2 = b2 implies that a = b” is not true by giving a counter-example.
Show that the statement “For any real numbers a and b, a2 = b2 implies that a = b” is not true by giving a counter-example.
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This is a Mathematical Reasoning Solutions Type Questions as classified in NCERT Exemplar
Let a = 2, b = –2 be two real numbers.
Clearly, a2 = b2 (=4) but
Thus, the given statement is not true.
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