CBSE 10th Class past year question paper
Year 2019
SET 1, Code Number- 30/2/1
Question number – 13 (a)
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Prove that 2 + 5 √3 is an irrational number, given that √3 is an irrational number
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Let 2 + 5 √3 = a , where ‘a’ is a rational number.
than √3 = (a – 2) / 5
Which is a contradiction as LHS is irrational and RHS is rational
∴ 2 + 5 √3 + can not be rational
Hence 2 + 5 √3 + is irrational.