Hello everyone,
Today, my Geo-Trig teacher gave us a challenge. He said that we must find an exception to the Reflexive Property (a = a) where both sides of the equal sign are the same but they are not equal. He claims that there are upwards of 50 possible answers (though I'm not sure if this is entirely correct or he was exaggerating). He also said that in his 20 years of giving the challenge out, only 3 students could figure it out with two completely different answers. I am completely baffled by the claim that the reflexive property could have an exception. Do any of you have any ideas? Any help is appreciated.
Thank you!
Today, my Geo-Trig teacher gave us a challenge. He said that we must find an exception to the Reflexive Property (a = a) where both sides of the equal sign are the same but they are not equal. He claims that there are upwards of 50 possible answers (though I'm not sure if this is entirely correct or he was exaggerating). He also said that in his 20 years of giving the challenge out, only 3 students could figure it out with two completely different answers. I am completely baffled by the claim that the reflexive property could have an exception. Do any of you have any ideas? Any help is appreciated.
Thank you!