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Prove that the following are irrational.
12

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Solution

Let us assume that 12 is rational number
Hence 12 can be written in the form of ab where a,b(b0) are co-prime
12=ab
ba=2
But here 2 is irrational and ba is rational
as RationalIrrational
This is a contradiction so 12 is a irrational number

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