SOLUTION: Show that the product of a non-zero rational number and an irrational number is an irrational number.

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Question 32531: Show that the product of a non-zero rational number and an irrational number is an irrational number.
Answer by ikdeep(226) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let a non-zero rational number = 1/2
let an irrational number = squareroot of 3
so their product would be = (1/2) * squareroot of 3
= (squareroot of 3)/2
and its also an irrational number..
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