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prove that root 5 is irrational​

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Answered by kingalok420
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let \sqrt{5} is \: not \: a \: irrational \:  \: no. \\  \\  \sqrt{5}  \: is \: a \: rational \: no. \\  \\  \: now \: let \:   \sqrt{5} = x \: a \: rational \: no. \\  \\  {x}^{2}  =   ( \sqrt{5} ) {}^{2} \\  \\  {x}^{2} =  \sqrt{25} \\  \\  {x}^{2}  = 5 \\  \\ x =  \sqrt{5}  \\  \\ here.  \\  \\ our \: consumptions \: is \: wrong \:  \\  \\ therefore \:  \\  \\ \:  \sqrt{5} \: is \: a \: irrational \: no.

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Answered by Anonymous
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 \bf  \huge \: Question \:  \:  \:

prove that root 5 is irrational !

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 \bf  \huge \: solution \:  \:  \:

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Let's prove this by the method of contradiction-

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Say, √5 is a rational number. ∴ It can be expressed in the form p/q where p,q are co-prime integers.

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 \bf \:  \sqrt{5} = \frac{p}{q}  \\  \\  \bf</p><p></p><p>5= \frac{ {p}^{2} }{ {q}^{2} }

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{Squaring both the sides}

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 \bf \: 5q^2=p^2\: (1)\\  \\

 \bf  \: p^2 is\:  a \: multiple \: of\:  5.\\

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{Euclid's Division Lemma}

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p is also a multiple of 5.

{Fundamental Theorm of arithmetic}

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 \bf  \: p=5m</p><p>  \\ \\

 \bf  \:p^2=25m^\:   (2)\\  \\

From equations (1) and (2),

we get,

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 \bf  \: 5q^2=25m^2\\ \\

 \bf  \: q^2=5m^2\\

 \bf  \:  q^2 \:  is\:  a \: multiple\:  of \:  5. \\

{Euclid's Division Lemma}

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q is a multiple of 5.

{Fundamental Theorm of Arithmetic}

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Hence,

p,q have a common factor 5. this contradicts that they are co-primes. Therefore,

p/q is not a rational number.

This proves that √5 is an irrational number.

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