Analyze the following "proof" and determine if there is anything incorrect and why. Claim. Let x be a real number. If x is irrational, then 2x is irrational. “Proof." Suppose that 2x is rational. Then there exist integers p and q, with q + 0, such that 2x = 2. Thus, x = where p and 2q are integers and 2g + 0. So x is rational. We conclude that if x is irrational, then 2x is irrational.

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