Foundation
Mathematics Foundation
Properties of Real Number
Irrational Number
Rationalisation
Question

State whether the given statement is true/false:

p+ q, is irrational, where p,q are primes.
True
False
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Solution
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Assume that p,+q is rational. So,

p,+q,=ab

p+q+2pq,=a2b2

pq,=12(a2b2pq)

Since the RHS of the above equation is rational but pq is an irrational number, so the assumption is wrong.

Therefore, it is true that p,+q is irrational.