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What is the mistake here? Is it matter of the unit?






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    Yes, the units don’t match across the 2nd equals sign
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    Yes, you have to square the unit. Conversion of squared units is different: if 100 cents is a dollar, then $100^2$ cents squared is a dollar squred.
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    Yes, you have to square the unit. Conversion of squared units is different: if 100 cents is a dollar, then $100^2$ cents squared is a dollar squred.
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    Yes, the units don’t match across the 2nd equals sign
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    $begingroup$
    Yes, you have to square the unit. Conversion of squared units is different: if 100 cents is a dollar, then $100^2$ cents squared is a dollar squred.
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    Yes, the units don’t match across the 2nd equals sign
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    – Alex
    Mar 12 at 0:20






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    $begingroup$
    Yes, you have to square the unit. Conversion of squared units is different: if 100 cents is a dollar, then $100^2$ cents squared is a dollar squred.
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    – Dean Young
    Mar 12 at 0:20










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Yes, the units don’t match across the 2nd equals sign
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Yes, the units don’t match across the 2nd equals sign
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Yes, you have to square the unit. Conversion of squared units is different: if 100 cents is a dollar, then $100^2$ cents squared is a dollar squred.
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– Dean Young
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Yes, you have to square the unit. Conversion of squared units is different: if 100 cents is a dollar, then $100^2$ cents squared is a dollar squred.
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$$0.01=(sqrt{$}0.1)^2$, not $($0.1)^2$.






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    You can clearly see the fallacy if you keep track of the units:




    • In the second equality, $$0.01 = $0.1times $0.1$ is not true, if you are doing units.


    • Even if the second equality were true, the third one gives problems: since $c=$/100$, you have
      $$
      ($0.1)^2=left(frac c{100},0.1right)^2=frac{c^2}{100}timesfrac1{10}=frac{c^2}{1000}.
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      This is not $(10c)^2=100c^2$.



    In conclusion, two equalities are bogus, and so is the argument.






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      $$0.01=(sqrt{$}0.1)^2$, not $($0.1)^2$.






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          $$0.01=(sqrt{$}0.1)^2$, not $($0.1)^2$.







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              You can clearly see the fallacy if you keep track of the units:




              • In the second equality, $$0.01 = $0.1times $0.1$ is not true, if you are doing units.


              • Even if the second equality were true, the third one gives problems: since $c=$/100$, you have
                $$
                ($0.1)^2=left(frac c{100},0.1right)^2=frac{c^2}{100}timesfrac1{10}=frac{c^2}{1000}.
                $$
                This is not $(10c)^2=100c^2$.



              In conclusion, two equalities are bogus, and so is the argument.






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                $begingroup$

                You can clearly see the fallacy if you keep track of the units:




                • In the second equality, $$0.01 = $0.1times $0.1$ is not true, if you are doing units.


                • Even if the second equality were true, the third one gives problems: since $c=$/100$, you have
                  $$
                  ($0.1)^2=left(frac c{100},0.1right)^2=frac{c^2}{100}timesfrac1{10}=frac{c^2}{1000}.
                  $$
                  This is not $(10c)^2=100c^2$.



                In conclusion, two equalities are bogus, and so is the argument.






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                  $begingroup$

                  You can clearly see the fallacy if you keep track of the units:




                  • In the second equality, $$0.01 = $0.1times $0.1$ is not true, if you are doing units.


                  • Even if the second equality were true, the third one gives problems: since $c=$/100$, you have
                    $$
                    ($0.1)^2=left(frac c{100},0.1right)^2=frac{c^2}{100}timesfrac1{10}=frac{c^2}{1000}.
                    $$
                    This is not $(10c)^2=100c^2$.



                  In conclusion, two equalities are bogus, and so is the argument.






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                  You can clearly see the fallacy if you keep track of the units:




                  • In the second equality, $$0.01 = $0.1times $0.1$ is not true, if you are doing units.


                  • Even if the second equality were true, the third one gives problems: since $c=$/100$, you have
                    $$
                    ($0.1)^2=left(frac c{100},0.1right)^2=frac{c^2}{100}timesfrac1{10}=frac{c^2}{1000}.
                    $$
                    This is not $(10c)^2=100c^2$.



                  In conclusion, two equalities are bogus, and so is the argument.







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