A number is called algebraic if there exists a polynomial with rational coefficients such that .
Let denote the set of algebraic numbers. Which of the following is true of
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Q , rational numbers set is a countable infinite set. I mean, there exists a bijective function f : N → Q where N is natural numbers set. Now, each algebraic number α is a root of a polinomyal p ( x ) with rational coefficients. Let n be the degree of the polynomial p ( x ) . Then every polynomial with rational coefficients of degree n can be seen as a element of Q n + 1 where ∣ Q n + 1 ∣ is countable infinite due to a finite product of countable sets is a countable set. By this way, all polynomials with rational coefficients can be seen as contained in ∪ i = 1 ∞ Q i , with i ∈ N and every set of this union is a countable infinite set. Therefore, due to countable infinite union of countable infinite sets is a countable infinite set, ∪ i = 1 ∞ Q i is a countable infinite set, and then we can say that the set of the all polynomial with rational coefficients is a countable infinite set,and because of this we can infire that the set of algebraic numbers S is a countable infinite set, because cardinal of Q = ∣ Q ∣ ≤ cardinal of S = ∣ S ∣ ≤ ≤ ∣ { polynomial with rational coefficients } ∣ ≤ ∣ ∪ i = 1 ∞ Q i ∣ = ∣ Q ∣ .
(Applying Schroeder-Bernstein Theorem.- If A and B are sets and ∣ A ∣ ≤ ∣ B ∣ ≤ ∣ A ∣ , then |A| = |B|.)