show that there is no positive integer n, for which_/(n-1)+_/(n+1) is rational.
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show that there is no positive integer n, for which_/(n-1)+_/(n+1) is rational.
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But on putting the value n=1, we get that the concerned expression becomes sqrt(2) which is irrational. Hence there is no natural number meeting our needs.