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show that 1/root

5 is an irrational number

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Answered by arihantkothari2004
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Step-by-step explanation:

Let , √5 be a rational number. From (i) and (ii) we get that 5 is also a factor of a and b , which contradicts that a and b are co primes . ... Hence , 1/√5 is an irrational number .

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