Thanks so much for all of that, it's just that, the cream behind the sugar coating was a little bit foggy. I just didn't understand the basics.
Thanks to you, now I have.
Thanks so much.
Cheers,
Axwe7
Hahah, yeah, just did, my message was posted a bit late, idk why.
Just one last question, why does this relate to how a number can be written in a fractional form or if it can't. How is that the determining factor of the values of a and b?
So I actually don't need any working out, I could just state that a= A and b=B?
I did the question with working out, and I also stated the contradiction, however there is not contradiction as the question doesn't say that root x is irrational,
Just do the last question - (f)
What I wanted to know, was that do I have to prove that root x is rational, and thereby prove a contradiction to find the values of a and b or do I just correspond the pronumerals with their respective values?
Cheers,
Axwe7
Why is it that 2 + {\sqrt {3}} is irrational? [Hint: Begin by saying; Suppose 'x = 2 + {\sqrt {3}}', then continue by subtracting 2 from both sides].
The hint was included in the question...
BTW, {\sqrt {3}} is irrational, I've already proven that.