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Irrationality From The Book

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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

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