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OVERVIEW of lessons on Irrational numbers


This file is an OVERVIEW of my lessons on Irrational numbers.
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    - Proving irrationality of some real numbers
    - What number is greater? Comparing magnitude of irrational numbers
    - Calculations of expressions containing square roots
    - Prove that two irrational numbers are equal
    - Is this number rational or irrational?
    - HOW TO rationalize a fraction by making its denominator free of square roots
    - HOW TO rationalize a fraction by making its denominator free of cubic roots
    - Amazing calculations with fractions that contain quadratic irrationalities in denominators

List of lessons with short annotations

Proving irrationality of some real numbers

     Problems 1 - 3.  Prove that  sqrt%282%29  is an irrational number.              Prove that  sqrt%283%29  is an irrational number.              Prove that  sqrt%286%29  is an irrational number.

     Problems 4 - 6.  Prove that  root%283%2C2%29%29  is an irrational number.            Prove that  root%283%2C6%29%29  is an irrational number.            Prove that  root%283%2C9%29%29  is an irrational number.

     Problems 7 - 9.  Prove that  sqrt%282%29 + sqrt%283%29%29  is an irrational number.      Prove that  sqrt%281%2Bsqrt%282%29%29  is an irrational number.       Prove that  sqrt%282+%2B+root%283%2C2%29%29  is an irrational number.


What number is greater? Comparing magnitude of irrational numbers

     Problem 1.  What number is greater,  root%283%2C3%29  or  sqrt%282%29 ?

     Problem 2.  What number is greater,  root%285%2C5%29  or  sqrt%282%29 ?

     Problem 3.  Solve yourself without using a calculator:  what number is greater,  root%285%2C5%29  or  root%283%2C3%29 ?


Calculations of expressions containing square roots

     Problem 1.  Calculate   a)  sqrt%2813%5E2+-+12%5E2%29;   b)  sqrt%2825%5E2+-+24%5E2%29;   c)  sqrt%285%5E2+%2B+12%5E2%29;   d)  sqrt%288%5E2+%2B+15%5E2%29.

     Problem 2.  Calculate   a)  sqrt%284%2Bsqrt%2825%29%29;   b)  sqrt%289%2Bsqrt%2849%29%29;   c)  sqrt%283%2Bsqrt%2836%29%29;   d)  sqrt%287%2Bsqrt%2881%29%29;   e)  sqrt%287-sqrt%289%29%29;   f)  sqrt%28sqrt%2825%29%2Bsqrt%2816%29%29.

     Problem 3.  Simplify   a)  sqrt%28sqrt%2825%29-4%29;   b)  sqrt%28sqrt%2849%29-3%29;   c)  %28sqrt%285%29-1%29%2A%28sqrt%285%29%2B1%29.

     Problem 4.  Simplify   sqrt%282+%2B+sqrt%283%29%29 + sqrt%282+-+sqrt%283%29%29.      Problem 5.  Simplify   sqrt%282+%2B+sqrt%283%29%29 - sqrt%282+-+sqrt%283%29%29.

     Problem 6.  Solve yourself:   Simplify   a)   sqrt%283+%2B+2sqrt%282%29%29 + sqrt%283+-+2sqrt%282%29%29;   b)   sqrt%283+%2B+2sqrt%282%29%29 - sqrt%283+-+2sqrt%282%29%29;

     Problem 7.  Prove that   a)  sqrt%285+%2B+2sqrt%286%29%29 + sqrt%285+-+2sqrt%286%29%29= 2sqrt%283%29;   b)  sqrt%285+%2B+2sqrt%286%29%29 - sqrt%285+-+2sqrt%286%29%29= 2sqrt%282%29.

     Problem 8.  If  x = 7-4sqrt%283%29,  find the value   sqrt%28x%29 + 1%2Fsqrt%28x%29.


Prove that two irrational numbers are equal

     Problem 1.  Prove that   sqrt%283+%2B+2sqrt%282%29%29 = 1+%2B+sqrt%282%29.

     Problem 2.  Prove that   sqrt%287-4sqrt%283%29%29 = 2-sqrt%283%29.

     Problem 3.  Prove that   sqrt%282+%2B+sqrt%283%29%29 - sqrt%282+-+sqrt%283%29%29 = sqrt%282%29.

     Problem 4.  Prove that   sqrt%283+%2B+2sqrt%282%29%29 - sqrt%283+-+2sqrt%282%29%29 = 2.


Is this number rational or irrational?

     Problem 1.  Simplify   sqrt%2857+-+12sqrt%2821%29%29.

     Problem 2.  Is this number rational or irrational:   sqrt%2852+-+14sqrt%283%29%29 + sqrt%283%29 ?

     Problem 3.  Prove that this number is irrational:   sqrt%283%29 + sqrt%285%29 + sqrt%287%29.


HOW TO rationalize a fraction by making its denominator free of square roots

     Example 1.  Transform the fraction 1%2F%28sqrt%282%29-1%29 to make it free of the square root in the denominator.

     Example 2.  Transform the fraction %28sqrt%283%29%2B1%29%2F%28sqrt%283%29-1%29 to make it free of the square root in the denominator.

     Example 3.  Rationalize the fraction sqrt%285%29%2F%28sqrt%285%29%2B1%29.


HOW TO rationalize a fraction by making its denominator free of cubic roots

     Example 1.  Transform the fraction   1%2F%28root%283%2C2%29-1%29   to make it free of the cubic root in the denominator.

     Example 2.  Transform the fraction   1%2F%28root%283%2C2%29%2B1%29   to make it free of the cubic root in the denominator.

     Example 3.  Simplify the expression   1%2F%28root%283%2Ca%5E2%29+-+root%283%2Ca%29+%2B+1%29   +   1%2F%28root%283%2Ca%29+%2B+1%29.


Amazing calculations with fractions that contain quadratic irrationalities in denominators

     Problem 1.  Simplify the fraction  1%2F%28sqrt%282%29+%2B+1%29.

     Problem 2.  Simplify and find the value of the sum of fractions  1%2F%28sqrt%282%29+%2B+1%29 + 1%2F%28sqrt%283%29+%2B+sqrt%282%29%29.

     Problem 3.  Simplify and find the value of the sum of fractions  1%2F%28sqrt%282%29+%2B+1%29 + 1%2F%28sqrt%283%29+%2B+sqrt%282%29%29 + 1%2F%28sqrt%284%29+%2B+sqrt%283%29%29.

     Problem 4.  Simplify the sum of fractions  1%2F%28sqrt%282%29+%2B+1%29 + 1%2F%28sqrt%283%29+%2B+sqrt%282%29%29 + 1%2F%28sqrt%284%29+%2B+sqrt%283%29%29 + . . . + 1%2F%28sqrt%28n%29+%2B+sqrt%28n-1%29%29.

     Problem 5.  Simplify the fraction  1%2F%28sqrt%283%29+%2B+1%29.

     Problem 6.  Simplify and find the value of the sum of fractions  1%2F%28sqrt%283%29+%2B+1%29 + 1%2F%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+sqrt%283%29%29.

     Problem 7.  Simplify and find the value of the sum of fractions  1%2F%28sqrt%283%29+%2B+1%29 + 1%2F%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+sqrt%283%29%29 + 1%2F%28sqrt%287%29+%2B+sqrt%285%29%29.

     Problem 8.  Simplify the sum of fractions  1%2F%28sqrt%283%29+%2B+1%29 + 1%2F%28sqrt%285%29+%2B+sqrt%283%29%29 + 1%2F%28sqrt%287%29+%2B+sqrt%285%29%29 + . . . + 1%2F%28sqrt%282n%2B1%29+%2B+sqrt%282n-1%29%29.

     Problem 9.  Simplify the sum of fractions  1%2F%28sqrt%284%29+%2B+1%29 + 1%2F%28sqrt%287%29+%2B+sqrt%284%29%29 + 1%2F%28sqrt%2810%29+%2B+sqrt%287%29%29 + . . . + 1%2F%28sqrt%283n%2B1%29+%2B+sqrt%283%28n-1%29%2B1%29%29.


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