Prove that 3 is an irrational number
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Then r2 is odd and 3r2 is odd which implies that q2 is odd and so q is odd. Since both q and r are odd, we can write q=2m−1 and r=2n−1 for some m,n∈N. ... Therefore there exists no rational number r such that r2=3. Hence the root of 3 is an irrational number
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Then r2 is odd and 3r2 is odd which implies that q2 is odd and so q is odd. Since both q and r are odd, we can write q=2m−1 and r=2n−1 for some m,n∈N. ... Therefore there exists no rational number r such that r2=3. Hence the root of 3 is an irrational number.
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