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Instructions:
(i)
p= q
p 2 = 5 q2
5 divides p2 and so 5 divides p. ( Theorem)
p = 5m
p2 = 25 m2
5 q2 = 25 m2
q2 = 5 m2
5 divides q2 and so 5 divides q. ( Theorem)
5 is a common factor of p and q, which is a contradiction to our assumption.
Hence is not a rational number and so it is an irrational number.
Now in (i), LHS is an irrational where as the RHS is a rational which is a
contradiction.
Hence 4 is not a rational number but an irrational number.
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