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Show that cube root of 6 is irrational 
Asked by rishijuneja2018 | 14 Apr, 2018, 08:36: PM
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Assume cube root 6 is rational. Then let cube root 6 = a/b ( a & b are co-prime and b not = 0)
 Cubing both sides : 6=a^3/b^3
 a^3 = 6b^3
 a^3 = 2(3b^3) 
Therefore, 2 divides a^3 or a^2 * a . By Euclid's Lemma if a prime number
 divides the product of two integers then it must divide one of the two integers
 Since all the terms here are the same we conclude that 2 divides a
.
 Now there exists an integer k such that a=2k
 Substituting 2k in the above equation
 8k^3 = 6b^3
 b^3 = 2{(2k^3) / 3)}
 Therefore, 2 divides b^3. Using the same logic as above. 2 divides b.
 Hence 2 is common factor of both a & b. But this is a contradiction of the fact that a & b are co-prime. Therefore, the initial assumption is wrong.
 
cube root 6 is irrational......

 

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