a)let a be a positive integer.If square root of a is rational, prove that square root of a is an integer.
b)let r be a rational number and a an integer such that r^n = a .Prove that r is an integer.
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a)let a be a positive integer.If square root of a is rational, prove that square root of a is an integer.
b)let r be a rational number and a an integer such that r^n = a .Prove that r is an integer.
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b)let r be a rational number and a an integer such that r^n = a .Prove that r is an integer.
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