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Raising both sides can throw away information. Take x=y: these two items are equal, right? Now look at x^2 = y^2 -- we have discarded any distinction between positive and negative values.

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Q: If both sides of an equation are raised to the same power then why might the resulting equation not be equivalent to the original equation?
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