Prove that √5 is irrational no., by using the result prove that 6+√5 is irration
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Answer: Let √5 be a rational number.
This means √5= a/b (where a and b are coprime and q is not equal to 0)
{Squaring both sides}
5=a^2 ÷ b^2
Then b^2=a^2÷5
This means that 5 divides a^2
Which also means 5 divides a.
[Let a=5c]
now. b^2=(5c)^2 ÷ 5
b^2=5c^2
c^2=b^2 ÷5
This means 5 divides b^2 which means 5 divides b.
Thus, a and b have 5 as their common factor. But this contradicts
our assumption that a and b are coprime. So our assumption is wrong and √5 is irrational.
Let 6+√5 be rational.
This means 6+√5= a/b
√5=a/b -6
√5=(a-6b)/b is rational because a,b,6 are rational.
This means √5 is also rational.
But this contradicts the fact that√5 is irrational. So our assumption is wrong and 6+√5 is irrational.
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