a. Prove that if ab is an irrational number then at least one of a and b

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a. Prove that if ab is an irrational number then at least one of a and b is an irrational number.

b. Prove that if a + b is an irrational number then at least one of a and b is an irrational number. 

c. A student makes the following statement: If a + b is a rational number then at least one of a and b is a rational number. Show by means of a counterexample that this statement is not true. 

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Pearson Edexcel A Level Mathematics Pure Mathematics Year 2

ISBN: 9781292183404

1st Edition

Authors: Greg Attwood, Jack Barraclough, Ian Bettison, David Goldberg, Alistair Macpherson, Joe Petran

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