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Friday, May 1, 2015

2015/041) Show that if square root of an integer is not integer then it is irrational


Let the number be r and square root be rational and not ain integer let it be \dfrac{p}{q} where gcd(p,q) = 1 that is it is in lowest form
\sqrt{r}= \dfrac{p}{q}
so
p = q\sqrt{r}\cdot(1)
and
p\sqrt{r}= qr \cdot(2)
as gcd(p,q) =1 there exists m and n as per Bezout Identity such that
mp + nq = 1
so \sqrt{r} = \sqrt{r}.1= \sqrt{r}(mp+nq) =mp\sqrt{r} + nq\sqrt{r} = mqr + np
which is integer.
this leads to contradiction and hence it is irrational.

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