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Prove that 55 is irrational |
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LET us ASSUME that √5 is a rational number. we know that the rational numbers are in the FORM of p/Q form where p,q are coprime numbers. so, 5 = qp p= ( 5)q we know that 'p' is a rational number. so ( 5)q must be rational since it equals to pbut it doesnt occurs with ( 5)q since its not an integertherefore, p is not equal to ( 5)qthis contradicts the fact that ( 5) is an irrational numberhence our assumption is wrong and ( 5) is an irrational number |
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