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Root 2 is irrational   (anglický)

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√2 is irrational.
Justification: If √2 were rational we could write √2 = [(p)/(q)] with p, q integers having no common factors. But then we have 2 = [(p2)/(q2)] by squaring both sides, and 2q2=p2.
The left hand side has a factor of 2, so the right hand side must also have a factor of 2, so p must be divisible by 2, i.e. we can write p=2r. Then we have 2q2=4r2 or q2=2r2. This means that q must have a factor of 2. So p and q have a common factor of 2, which contradicts our assumption that p and q have no common factors. So we conclude that we cannot write √2 as a fraction, so it is irrational.

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