a = (Sqrt[2] + 1) (Sqrt[2] - 1) - 1;
{a/a, Simplify[a]/a, b/b == Simplify[b]/b}
{1, 0, True}
This one line "proof" that one equals zero is disturbing (and could possibly lead to wrong results in real computations). Mathematica 9, unlike the versions 8 and 10, recognized that a is zero and issued a warning a/a Indeterminate!
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