prove that root 2 is irrational...
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Because we started the whole process assuming that a/b was simplified to lowest terms, and now it turns out that a and b both would be even. We ended at a contradiction; thus our original assumption (that √2 is rational) is not correct. Therefore √2 cannot be rational.
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A proof that the square root of 2 is irrational.
2 = (2k)2/b2
b2 = 2k2
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