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Prove that (5-2√3)2 is irrational number?

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Prove that (5-2√3)2 is irrational number?

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Dharmendra Kumar 7 years, 9 months ago

We will prove it in a  same way as we prove that 3 is an irrational number..

Let us assume that (523)2 is a rational number. 

Then          (523)2=pq    where p and q are co-prime.

=>  252×5×23+(23)2=pq    [by using (ab)2=a22ab+b2

                             25203+4×3=pq

                               25203+12=pq

                                         37203=pq

                                        37+pq=203

                                       3720+p20q=3

      Clearly L.H.S. is a sum of two rational number and therefore L.H.S  is rational.

So 3 is a rational number.

But  we know that 3 is an irrational number.So our assumption is wrong.

Hence (523)2is an irrational number.

Vighnesh 007 7 years, 9 months ago

prove (5-2 root3)2 = 25-20root 3+12=p/q consider it as rational first

but solving it we get that root 3 could be represented as rational but it is irrational number thus our assumption that (5-2 root 3)2was wrong and hence it is irrational

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