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mattmns
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Proof: One more irrationality proof :)
Ok, for this one I cannot even start the proof because I do not even know what I am trying to prove
The question states:
Prove of give a counterexample: there do not exist irrational numbers x and y such that x^y is rational.
Ok, let's knock out the counterexample, because I think that there is definitely not one. And now it is a proof, and the statement is an implication. But which way is the implication is what I cannot figure out.
Is it: If x and y are irrational, then x^y is irrational? Or, If x and y are rational, then x^y is rational?
Danke!
Ok, for this one I cannot even start the proof because I do not even know what I am trying to prove
The question states:
Prove of give a counterexample: there do not exist irrational numbers x and y such that x^y is rational.
Ok, let's knock out the counterexample, because I think that there is definitely not one. And now it is a proof, and the statement is an implication. But which way is the implication is what I cannot figure out.
Is it: If x and y are irrational, then x^y is irrational? Or, If x and y are rational, then x^y is rational?
Danke!