"Donald G. Shead" wrote in message om...
Can you use ones [1's] indescriminately in algebra? If not why not...

Yes, of course. For example, start with: a + b = c, then we can put
in as many ones as we like: a + b + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 ... = c. You can be
as indiscriminate as you like with the ones, and you'll be as right as
you always are.