Prove that 5-root 3is irritational number

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Yogita Ingle 6 years, 2 months ago
Let us assume that 5 - √3 is rational. Then it can be written in the form
5 - √3 = p/q
or 5 - p/q = √3
It implies root3 is a rational number [Since 5 - p/q are rationals]
But this contradicts to the fact that √3 is irrational. Hence our supposition was wrong. Therefore 5 - √3 is irrational.
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