prove that
under root p +under root q
are irrational number where p and q are prime number
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Now x, x², p, q and 2 are all rational, and rational numbers are closed under subtraction and division. So (x² - p - q) / 2 is rational. But since p and q are both primes, then pq is not a perfect square and therefore √(pq) is not rational.
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