Thread: Irrational numbers

Say whether the following are true or false, backing up with examples, if is rational, and is irrational:

is irrational
is irrational

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Sorry dude but I am posting the aspects of the course I am having trouble with before the exam (tomorrow).


These are exam questions from the Further discrete maths exam past papers.

The question is I dont know how to work out the answer?

You have to show whether or not they are irrational.

i know rational means it can be expressed as m/n, both integers. I think both are true that both are irrational? but I dont know how to prove it?

I had a little think about the first one using my brain and I think its a proof by contradiction, by writing m/n + b = p/q, so b= p/q - m/n = pn - mq/qn which is rational so if a + b is rational b is rational too. but the product i am not too sure?

Originally Posted by TeaWithoutMussolini

Say whether the following are true or false, backing up with examples, if is rational, and is irrational:

is irrational
is irrational

Plato, he called you a dude...





Now assume that , why this is a contradiction?

Try the second one alone?

Originally Posted by TeaWithoutMussolini

I had a little think about the first one using my brain and I think its a proof by contradiction, by writing m/n + b = p/q, so b= p/q - m/n = (pn - mq)/qn which is rational so if a + b is rational b is rational too.

Correct.

but the product i am not too sure?

Similarly, assume that and for some integer m, n, p, q and isolate .

suppose that a+b rational

thats mean a+b = n/m
so b = n/m - a and you that the rational numbers is closed under addition so b is rational contradiction
the other is same