Prove if n is an irrational number then

Ainsley Zimmerman

Ainsley Zimmerman

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2022-05-14

Prove if n is an irrational number then n is so.

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Julius Johnston

Julius Johnston

Beginner2022-05-15Added 17 answers

Suppose, towards a contradiction, that n is a rational number; then we can write n as a quotient:
n = p q
where p , q are integers and q is non-zero. Thus we may multiply both sides of the equation by 1 to obtain:
n = p q
deducing that n is also a rational number; this, however, is a contradiction, so we must in fact have n being irrational.

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