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Create a problem where the sum of the two numbers is an irrational number. Don't put any of these signs: /,\,{,},[,],(,). If you need it, here is the square root sign to help you: √
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can you do step by step on how to solve that and how you know it is irrational and how you know it is
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Consider the two numbers √2 and 3.
What is the sum of these two numbers?
(Note: The sum √2 + 3 is irrational.)
What is the sum of these two numbers?
(Note: The sum √2 + 3 is irrational.)
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GPT-4o mini
Sure! Let's break it down step by step.
**Step 1: Identify the two numbers**
We have the two numbers:
1. √2 (which is the square root of 2)
2. 3 (which is a whole number)
**Step 2: Calculate the sum**
Now, we want to find the sum of these two numbers:
Sum = √2 + 3
**Step 3: Determine if the sum is rational or irrational**
To determine whether the sum (√2 + 3) is rational or irrational, we need to understand what rational and irrational numbers are:
- A rational number is any number that can be expressed as a fraction of two integers (a/b where a and b are integers and b is not zero).
- An irrational number is a number that cannot be expressed as a fraction of two integers. This includes numbers with non-repeating, non-terminating decimal expansions.
**Step 4: Analyze the square root of 2**
The number √2 is known to be an irrational number. It cannot be expressed as a fraction of two integers. One way to prove that √2 is irrational is through a proof by contradiction:
1. Assume that √2 is rational. So we can write it as a fraction a/b where a and b are integers with no common factors (in simplest form).
2. Then, squaring both sides gives us 2 = a²/b², which leads to a² = 2b².
3. This implies that a² is even (since it's twice an integer), so a must also be even (the square of an odd number is odd).
4. Therefore, we can write a as 2k for some integer k. Substituting gives us (2k)² = 2b², or 4k² = 2b², which simplifies to b² = 2k².
5. This implies that b² is also even, and thus b must be even as well.
6. Since both a and b are even, they have a common factor of 2, contradicting our original assumption that a and b have no common factors.
7. Thus, √2 is irrational.
**Step 5: Combine the two numbers**
The sum of an irrational number (√2) and a rational number (3) will always be irrational. This is because if you add a rational number to an irrational number, the result cannot be expressed as a fraction of integers.
The reasoning is as follows:
- If √2 + 3 were rational, we could rearrange it: √2 = (√2 + 3) - 3, which means that √2 would be expressed as the subtraction of two rational numbers (since 3 is rational), which leads to a contradiction because we already established that √2 is irrational.
**Conclusion**
Thus, the sum √2 + 3 is irrational.
**Step 1: Identify the two numbers**
We have the two numbers:
1. √2 (which is the square root of 2)
2. 3 (which is a whole number)
**Step 2: Calculate the sum**
Now, we want to find the sum of these two numbers:
Sum = √2 + 3
**Step 3: Determine if the sum is rational or irrational**
To determine whether the sum (√2 + 3) is rational or irrational, we need to understand what rational and irrational numbers are:
- A rational number is any number that can be expressed as a fraction of two integers (a/b where a and b are integers and b is not zero).
- An irrational number is a number that cannot be expressed as a fraction of two integers. This includes numbers with non-repeating, non-terminating decimal expansions.
**Step 4: Analyze the square root of 2**
The number √2 is known to be an irrational number. It cannot be expressed as a fraction of two integers. One way to prove that √2 is irrational is through a proof by contradiction:
1. Assume that √2 is rational. So we can write it as a fraction a/b where a and b are integers with no common factors (in simplest form).
2. Then, squaring both sides gives us 2 = a²/b², which leads to a² = 2b².
3. This implies that a² is even (since it's twice an integer), so a must also be even (the square of an odd number is odd).
4. Therefore, we can write a as 2k for some integer k. Substituting gives us (2k)² = 2b², or 4k² = 2b², which simplifies to b² = 2k².
5. This implies that b² is also even, and thus b must be even as well.
6. Since both a and b are even, they have a common factor of 2, contradicting our original assumption that a and b have no common factors.
7. Thus, √2 is irrational.
**Step 5: Combine the two numbers**
The sum of an irrational number (√2) and a rational number (3) will always be irrational. This is because if you add a rational number to an irrational number, the result cannot be expressed as a fraction of integers.
The reasoning is as follows:
- If √2 + 3 were rational, we could rearrange it: √2 = (√2 + 3) - 3, which means that √2 would be expressed as the subtraction of two rational numbers (since 3 is rational), which leads to a contradiction because we already established that √2 is irrational.
**Conclusion**
Thus, the sum √2 + 3 is irrational.
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