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Question Number 1865 by Denbang last updated on 18/Oct/15

proof that (√2) is an irrational number

$${proof}\:{that}\:\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}\:{is}\:{an}\:{irrational}\:{number} \\ $$$$ \\ $$

Answered by 123456 last updated on 18/Oct/15

suppuse by absurf that (√2)∈Q, then  ∃(p,q)∈Z,q≠0 such that (√2)=(p/q),(p,q)=1  then  2=(p^2 /q^2 )⇔p^2 =2q^2   then p^2 ≡0(mod 2)⇔p≡0(mod 2)  wich imply that  p=2k,k∈Z  then  p^2 =(2k)^2 =4k^2 =2q^2 ⇔q^2 =2k^2   q^2 ≡0(mod 2)⇔q≡0(mod 2)  so p≡0(mod 2) and q≡0(mod)  but this imply (p,q)≠1, absurd ■

$$\mathrm{suppuse}\:\mathrm{by}\:\mathrm{absurf}\:\mathrm{that}\:\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}\in\mathbb{Q},\:\mathrm{then} \\ $$$$\exists\left({p},{q}\right)\in\mathbb{Z},{q}\neq\mathrm{0}\:\mathrm{such}\:\mathrm{that}\:\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}=\frac{{p}}{{q}},\left({p},{q}\right)=\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\mathrm{then} \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}=\frac{{p}^{\mathrm{2}} }{{q}^{\mathrm{2}} }\Leftrightarrow{p}^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{2}{q}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{then}\:{p}^{\mathrm{2}} \equiv\mathrm{0}\left(\mathrm{mod}\:\mathrm{2}\right)\Leftrightarrow{p}\equiv\mathrm{0}\left(\mathrm{mod}\:\mathrm{2}\right) \\ $$$$\mathrm{wich}\:\mathrm{imply}\:\mathrm{that} \\ $$$${p}=\mathrm{2}{k},{k}\in\mathbb{Z} \\ $$$$\mathrm{then} \\ $$$${p}^{\mathrm{2}} =\left(\mathrm{2}{k}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{4}{k}^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{2}{q}^{\mathrm{2}} \Leftrightarrow{q}^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{2}{k}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$${q}^{\mathrm{2}} \equiv\mathrm{0}\left(\mathrm{mod}\:\mathrm{2}\right)\Leftrightarrow{q}\equiv\mathrm{0}\left(\mathrm{mod}\:\mathrm{2}\right) \\ $$$$\mathrm{so}\:{p}\equiv\mathrm{0}\left(\mathrm{mod}\:\mathrm{2}\right)\:\mathrm{and}\:{q}\equiv\mathrm{0}\left(\mathrm{mod}\right) \\ $$$$\mathrm{but}\:\mathrm{this}\:\mathrm{imply}\:\left({p},{q}\right)\neq\mathrm{1},\:\mathrm{absurd}\:\blacksquare \\ $$

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