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1.	Determine whether the argument used to check the validity of the following statement is correct : p : " If x2 is irrational, then x is rational " The statement is true because the number x2=π2 is irrational, therefore x=π2 is irrational.
Answer» Determine whether the argument used to check the validity of the following statement is correct : p : " If $x^{2}$ is irrational, then x is rational " The statement is true because the number $x^{2} = π^{2}$ is irrational, therefore $x = π^{2}$ is irrational.

Determine whether the argument used to check the validity of the following statement is correct : p : " If x2 is irrational, then x is rational " The statement is true because the number x2=π2 is irrational, therefore x=π2 is irrational.

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Determine whether the argument used to check the validity of the following statement is correct :

p : " If $x^{2}$ is irrational, then x is rational "

The statement is true because the number $x^{2} = π^{2}$ is irrational, therefore $x = π^{2}$ is irrational.