Irrationality From The Book
History and Overview
2018-07-03 v3
Abstract
We generalize Tennenbaum's geometric proof of the irrationality of sqrt(2) to sqrt(n) for n = 3, 5, 6 and 10. Modified version published in Mathematics Magazine \textbf{85} (2012), no. 2, 110--114.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0909.4913,
title = {Irrationality From The Book},
author = {Steven J. Miller and David Montague},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.4913},
year = {2018}
}
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7 pages, 5 figures