prove that √2 is irrational
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⚪ root over 2 [ √2 ]
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⚪ Real numbers
⚪ Irrational numbers
✒ If possible,
let
Then,
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On squaring both the sides :
Therefore,
Therefore, a is also divisible by 2.
let a = 2c, for some integer c. ——————— ( 2 )
On substituting ( 2 ) in ( 1 ) , we get :
Therefore,
Therefore, b is also divisible by 2.
Therefore, a and b have a common factor 2.
This contradicts the fact that a and b are co-primes.
This contradiction arises on assuming
So, our assumption is wrong.
Hence,
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