show that 5-√3 is irrational
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PROOF:
A rational number is a number which can be expressed as a fraction.
So,
if we multiply 5 and (-√3) ,
√3=1.732........(non terminating,non recurring)
so the answer would be around
-8.6602......
which cannot be expressed as a fraction.
therefore it is Irrational.