Square Root

What can you say about 2 + 7 × 7 ? \sqrt{2+7}\times \sqrt 7?

It is a rational number. It is an irrational number.

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Sharky Kesa
May 29, 2016

I will prove that 3 7 3\sqrt{7} is irrational first. Assume not, i.e. assume 3 7 = p q 3\sqrt{7}=\frac{p}{q} , where p p and q q are positive integers and gcd ( p , q ) = 1 \gcd(p,q)=1 .

3 7 = p q 63 = p 2 q 2 p 2 = 63 q 2 21 p \begin{aligned} 3\sqrt{7} &= \dfrac {p}{q}\\ 63 &= \dfrac {p^2}{q^2}\\ p^2 &= 63q^2\\ \implies 21&\mid p \end{aligned}

Let p = 21 p 1 p=21p_1 .

441 p 1 2 = 63 q 2 7 p 1 2 = q 2 7 q \begin{aligned} 441p_1^2 &= 63q^2\\ 7p_1^2 &= q^2\\ \implies 7&\mid q \end{aligned}

But we have already said that gcd ( p , q ) = 1 \gcd(p, q)=1 , but we have just shown that both have 7 as a common factor. Thus, we have a contradiction. Therefore, 3 7 3\sqrt{7} is irrational.

Now, our question in hand asks

2 + 7 × 7 = 9 × 7 = 3 7 \begin{aligned} \sqrt{2+7} \times \sqrt{7} &= \sqrt{9} \times \sqrt{7}\\ &= 3\sqrt{7} \end{aligned}

But we have already shown that this number is irrational. Therefore, we have proven this number is irrational.

Hmm nice solution @Sharky Kesa . @Sandeep Bhardwaj naughty question.

Ashish Menon - 5 years ago

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63? Who said?

Ashish Menon - 5 years ago
Akash Patalwanshi
May 30, 2016

( 2 + 7 ) × ( 7 ) = 3 ( 7 ) \sqrt(2+7)\times\sqrt(7) = 3\sqrt(7)

We know for any prime number p p , the p \sqrt p is an irrational number and also as we know product of non-zero rational number and irrational number is an irrational number and hence given number is an i r a a t i o n a l iraational number.

Matin Naseri
May 8, 2018

2 + 7 \sqrt{2+7} \cdot 7 \sqrt{7}

2 + 7 \sqrt{2+7} \rightarrow 2 + 7 = 9 \sqrt{2+7=9} \rightarrow 9 = 3 \sqrt{9=3}

3 3 × \times 7 \sqrt{7} [ i s a n i r r a t i o n a l n u m b e r ] \text{}[is ~an~ irrational ~number] .

Note: 3 3 × \times 7 \sqrt{7} \approx 7.9372539332 7.9372539332

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Feb 13, 2021

2 + 7 × 7 \sqrt{2+7} \times \sqrt{7} is a irrational number because 9 × 7 = 3 7 \sqrt{9} \times \sqrt{7} = 3\sqrt{7} . 7 is not a perfect square, so it is irrational.

Lâm Lê
Sep 19, 2020

2 + 7 × 7 = 9 × 7 = 63 \sqrt{2+7}×\sqrt7=\sqrt9×\sqrt7=\sqrt{63}

The square root of any number that is not a perfect square is an irrational number

Because 7 2 = 49 7^2=49 and 8 2 = 64 8^2=64 , 63 63 is not a perfect square 2 + 7 × 7 i s i r r a t i o n a l \Rightarrow\color{#D61F06}\boxed{\sqrt{2+7}×\sqrt{7} \ is \ irrational}

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