Let a−b be an irrational number where a,b>R_+. What can be said about a and b?

Jenny Schroeder

Jenny Schroeder

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2022-11-11

Let a b be an irrational number where a , b > R + . What can be said about a and b?

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h2a2l1i2morz

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Very little. They won't both be rational but that's about it. If one is rational and the other is not then the result is certainly irrational. Subtracting two irrational numbers might produce a rational value but it might also not. Consider: a = 1 + 2 , b = 2 and a = 3 , b = 2 .

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