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Question Number 54909 by Hassen_Timol last updated on 14/Feb/19

Do you know a geometrical proof  of the irrationality of number (√2) ?

$${Do}\:{you}\:{know}\:{a}\:{geometrical}\:{proof} \\ $$$${of}\:{the}\:{irrationality}\:{of}\:{number}\:\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}\:? \\ $$

Commented by kaivan.ahmadi last updated on 14/Feb/19

https://jeremykun.com/2011/08/14/the-square-root-of-2-is-irrational-geometric-proof/

Commented by kaivan.ahmadi last updated on 14/Feb/19

you can see in above page

$$\mathrm{you}\:\mathrm{can}\:\mathrm{see}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{above}\:\mathrm{page} \\ $$

Commented by Hassen_Timol last updated on 14/Feb/19

Thank you sir !

$${Thank}\:{you}\:{sir}\:! \\ $$

Commented by maxmathsup by imad last updated on 14/Feb/19

if (√2)is rational we get (√2)=(p/q)   with p and q from Q^(+★)   we can take   Δ(p,q)=1  ⇒2q^2 =p^2   ⇒ p^2 is even ⇒p even ⇒∃ m ∈N /p=2m ⇒  2q^2 =4m^2  ⇒q^2 =2m^2  ⇒q^2  is even ⇒ q is even ⇒∃m^′  /q=2m^′  ⇒  2 divide p and divide q  but this is impossible because Δ(p,q)=1 .

$${if}\:\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}{is}\:{rational}\:{we}\:{get}\:\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}=\frac{{p}}{{q}}\:\:\:{with}\:{p}\:{and}\:{q}\:{from}\:{Q}^{+\bigstar} \:\:{we}\:{can}\:{take}\: \\ $$$$\Delta\left({p},{q}\right)=\mathrm{1}\:\:\Rightarrow\mathrm{2}{q}^{\mathrm{2}} ={p}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\:\Rightarrow\:{p}^{\mathrm{2}} {is}\:{even}\:\Rightarrow{p}\:{even}\:\Rightarrow\exists\:{m}\:\in{N}\:/{p}=\mathrm{2}{m}\:\Rightarrow \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}{q}^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{4}{m}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\Rightarrow{q}^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{2}{m}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\Rightarrow{q}^{\mathrm{2}} \:{is}\:{even}\:\Rightarrow\:{q}\:{is}\:{even}\:\Rightarrow\exists{m}^{'} \:/{q}=\mathrm{2}{m}^{'} \:\Rightarrow \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}\:{divide}\:{p}\:{and}\:{divide}\:{q}\:\:{but}\:{this}\:{is}\:{impossible}\:{because}\:\Delta\left({p},{q}\right)=\mathrm{1}\:. \\ $$

Commented by maxmathsup by imad last updated on 14/Feb/19

this proof is algebric.

$${this}\:{proof}\:{is}\:{algebric}. \\ $$

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