Jonathan Lebed's Extracurricular Activities by Michael Lewis
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x*0 + x*0 = 0*x + 0*x = (0+0)*x = 0*x = x*0
by commutativity of multiplication, distributivity, the existence of a neutral element 0 for addition, and the commutativity of multiplication once again. Thus, we have that x*0 + x*0 = x*0.
For clarity, define A = x*0.
Then we have that A + A = A
A + A + (-A) = A + (-A), by the existence of additive inverses.
A + (A + (-A)) = (A + (-A)), by associativity of addition
A + 0 = 0, by the definition of additive inverses
A = 0, by the definiton of the neutral element 0 of addition
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"It only holds 10 gigs, because you should only listen to your best songs on the go!"
"You don't need a button for skipping tracks, because you should spend your time listening to music, not switching between songs!" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=523065
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=544076
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