prove √5 that is is irational number
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Let 5 be a rational number.
then it must be in form of qp where, q=0 ( p and q are co-prime)
5=qp
5×q=p
Suaring on both sides,
5q2=p2 --------------(1)
p2 is divisible by 5.
So, p is divisible by 5.
p=5c
Suaring on both sides,
p2=25c2 --------------(2)
Put p2 in eqn.(1)
5q2=25(c)2
q2=5c2
So, q is divisible by 5.
Thus p and q have a common factor of 5.
So, there is a contradiction as per our assumption.
We have assumed p and q are co-prime but here they a common factor of 5.
The above statement contradicts our assumption.
Therefore, 5 is an irrational number....
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Answer:
Let us assume that √5 is a rational number.
then, as we know a rational number should be in the form of p/q
where p and q are co- prime number.
So,
√5 = p/q { where p and q are co- prime}
√5q = p
Now, by squaring both the side
we get,
(√5q)² = p²
5q² = p² ........ ( i )
So,
if 5 is the factor of p²
then, 5 is also a factor of p ..... ( ii )
=> Let p = 5m { where m is any integer }
squaring both sides
p² = (5m)²
p² = 25m²
putting the value of p² in equation ( i )
5q² = p²
5q² = 25m²
q² = 5m²
So,
if 5 is factor of q²
then, 5 is also factor of q
Since
5 is factor of p & q both
So, our assumption that p & q are co- prime is wrong
Hence √5 is an irrational number
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