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show that  is irrational.

Asked by Topperlearning User 25th July 2017, 4:54 PM
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Let = a rational number

                   

rearranging this equation 

Since 12 and  are rational number which mean  is also a rational number. But this contradicts the fact that  is an irrational because we already learnt that square roots of prime numbers are irrational. So, we conclude that  is irrational.

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