prove that root 5 is irrational
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To show that √5 is an irrational number, we will assume that it is rational.
Then, we need to find a contradiction when we make this assumption.
If we are going to assume that √5 is rational, then we need to understand what it means for a number to be rational.
Basically, if square root of 5 is rational, it can be written as the ratio of two numbers as shown below:
Square both sides of the equation above
5 =
x2
y2
Multiply both sides by y2
5 × y2 =
x2
y2
× y2
We get 5 × y2 = x2
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