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Question 457395: give example of two irrational numbers whose difference is a rational number ?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The numbers sqrt%282%29 and 1%2Bsqrt%282%29 are both irrational, but subtract the two to get:


%28sqrt%282%29%29-%281%2Bsqrt%282%29%29=sqrt%282%29-1-sqrt%282%29+=+-1


which is rational.