SOLUTION: is the set of irrational numbers closed under exponentation?

Question 154446: is the set of irrational numbers closed under exponentation?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
is the set of irrational numbers closed under exponentation?


No.  For instance,

 and  are both irrational.

However,

 is true yet 2 is rational.

Edwin

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