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Prove by contradiction.“The difference of any rational number and any irrational number is irrational”. |
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The difference of any rational number and any IRRATIONAL number is irrational. x = a/b for some INTEGERS a and b with b ≠ 0. ... This contradicts the SUPPOSITION that y is rational. [Hence, the supposition is FALSE and the theorem is true.]
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