Saturday, December 22, 2018

algebra precalculus - Why does cancelling change this equation?

The equation



2t2+t3=t4



is satisfied by t=0



But if you cancel a t2 on both sides, making it

2+t=t2


t=0 is no longer a solution.



What gives? I thought nothing really changed, so the same solutions should apply.



Thanks

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