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#1 2008-05-26 12:55:11

MathsIsFun
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Registered: 2005-01-21
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Why the Square Root of 2 is Irrational

Just made a little essay on Why the Square Root of 2 is Irrational

Do you like it?

Did I make any silly mistakes?

Could it be improved?


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#2 2008-05-26 17:49:51

Jai Ganesh
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Registered: 2005-06-28
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Re: Why the Square Root of 2 is Irrational

The page is good. There are no mistakes in the page. The rationale is exactly what is taught at school to show that square root of 2 is irrational. I feel the page should have started with the definition of a rational number, and the fact that a rational number cannot be simplified beyond a certain stage.

A well made page, MathsIsFun!


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