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let a=b

Then,

1. ab = a^2

2. ab - b^2 = a^2 - b^2

3. b(a - b) = (a + b)(a - b)

4. b = a + b

5. b = b + b

6. b = 2b

7. 1 = 2

which step is the flaw in the above proof?

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