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  • 19-12-2018
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Will all problems adding positive radicals have a rational solution?

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FelisFelis FelisFelis
  • 01-01-2019

Answer:

No

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us consider two positive radicals first,

[tex]\sqrt{3} , \sqrt{5}[/tex]

We know that [tex]\sqrt{3}[/tex] is an irrational number and [tex]\sqrt{5}[/tex] is also an irrational number.

So the sum of two positive radicals does not always have a rational solution.

There are examples when the some of adding positive radicals can get us a rational solution. For example,

[tex]\sqrt{4}+\sqrt{4}  =4[/tex]

So if the radicand is a perfect square then the solution is rational.

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