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P=NP

2013-05-09 05:59:22.110673+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

twoleftfeet on MetaFilter:

I actually solved this problem years ago. If P = NP, you can factor out the common factor of P from both sides of the equation, getting 1 = N. Since clearly 1 ≠ N, it follows that P ≠ NP.

Somehow my brilliant solution to this problem was never recognized by the "authorities", and I continue to toil away as a solitary genius, solving one difficult problem after another.

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