Can every irrational number be written in terms of finitely

Finley Mckinney

Finley Mckinney

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2022-06-13

Can every irrational number be written in terms of finitely many rational numbers?

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humusen6p

humusen6p

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The answer is no. The number of expressions which can be formed out of finite combinations of rational numbers is countable, whereas the number of irrational numbers is uncountable, so it cannot be possible.

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