Question

prove that ✓3 - ✓2 is irrational by contradiction method​

Answer 1

Answer:

root 3 is irrational

By contradiction method:

let root 3 - root 2 be rational

root 3 - root 2 = p/q

root 3 =p/q - root 2

RHS is rational is rational but LHS is irrational therefore our assumption is wrong.

Hence root 3- root 2 is irrational

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