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abdulmohsen
Sep28-08, 07:03 PM
hi well i'm having truple in proving this (sqrt(2))^3 is irrational number!!

HallsofIvy
Sep28-08, 07:27 PM
If you think this can be proved by computer science, I can see why!

It should be very simple to prove that if a is a rational number, then so it a3. Do you know Euclid's proof that \sqrt{2} is irrational?

abdulmohsen
Sep29-08, 03:20 AM
well i need to prove the whole statement step by step how u proved it is irrational!

zyh
Sep30-08, 06:31 AM
If you think this can be proved by computer science, I can see why!

It should be very simple to prove that if a is a rational number, then so it a3. Do you know Euclid's proof that \sqrt{2} is irrational?

This can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_root_of_2
and here: http://www.geocities.com/mathimoh/essay3.html.html

ytoruno
Oct12-08, 10:36 PM
use Irrational_check(sqrt(2)^3)