Euclid's Proof that the Square Root of 2 is Irrational
Euclid proved that √2 (the square root of 2) is an irrational number. He used a proof by contradiction. First Euclid assumed √2 was a rational number.| Math is Fun
Euclid proved that √2 (the square root of 2) is an irrational number. He used a proof by contradiction. First Euclid assumed √2 was a rational number.| Math is Fun
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Imagine we want to measure the exact diagonal of a square tile. No matter how hard we try, we won't get it as a neat fraction.| Math is Fun
