Prove This Statement (Algebra)

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[weak fractal]

Do you have any additional information?

Like if m = n? @pseudo vigil

[glacial stump]

Doesnt need it

Combine the fractions, solve for $a^{m-n}$, and substitute the solution into the original statement to prove equality

[last flame]

Ephesians 2:8-9

[glacial stump]

$\frac{2}{1+a^{m-n}}=1$

[last flame]

Ephesians 2:8-9

[glacial stump]

And so on

[weak fractal]

But you're not really proving anything are you?

[grim summit]

Thats what I was thinking

[glacial stump]

Assuming the statement is true, we can show it leads to a true conclusion

We do get that a^(m-n) is 1

And then 1/2 + 1/2 = 1

That's what I would do with the given information

[weak fractal]

But you're being asked to prove the statement is true

[glacial stump]

Which it is for a specific value of a^(m-n)

[weak fractal]

This question is not worded properly anyway

[glacial stump]

I mean if you have other ideas feel free to write them

From what is given, this is all I can do and assume needs to be done

[crimson skiff]

@pseudo vigil prove that god exists

[pseudo vigil]

nope

[pseudo vigil]

the problem is i have to prove that the statement is right

[pseudo vigil]

not this

i have done a more complex version of it, but somehow i cant do this one

[crimson skiff]

@pseudo vigil the question isn't well defined. Wth is α and what are m, n?.

[pseudo vigil]

idk

the question never said anything about it

i worked on a similiar but much more complex problem, and i cant seem to do this one

[crimson skiff]

@pseudo vigil bruh...

Obviously the equation doesn't hold for any a, n, m.

It is not a identity like sin²θ+cos²θ=1 which holds for all θ in R.

[pseudo vigil]

its algebra

middle school

i suddenly blanked

[crimson skiff]

@pseudo vigil Pick α=0, m=2, n=1

You will get 2=1 which is incorrect

Maybe it is from an exam and all you remember is that expression and not the whole question.

So since the equation doesn't hold for any a, n, m . They must have some of other definition than just any three random numbers.

[pseudo vigil]

ohh icic