show that 
is irrational.
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25th July 2017,
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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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