SOLUTION: How do you do indirect proofs?

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Question 419741: How do you do indirect proofs?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assume the statement is not true, and find some sort of contradiction. For example, if we wanted to prove that sqrt%282%29 is an irrational number, we can assume that the number is rational (e.g. write it in the form a/b) then find a logical contradiction.