id I prove this qa is not to zero correctly? Please look over my proof and qa is not equa
id I prove this qa is not to zero correctly? Please look over my proof and qa is not equa
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Did I prove this qa is not to zero correctly? Please look over my proof and qa is not equal to zero by what?

Transcribed Image Text:13. Let s be the statements :
The product of
nón - zero rational number
irrational number and
any
is irrational ,
any
a ) Write a
negation for S:
There exists an irrationa number and
rational number
a
non zerO
whose product is rational.
6) Prove s by contracton:
Suppose not . Then
there exists an irrational x
and
non zero
rational
number
such that the
a
product of
-f for some integer
X.y is rational.
Then let
y:
and x.y
a b, pand
b to and
with
a
to by definition of ratonal.
ly = X• g
by
substitution
a #o
hypothesis ( y is a non-zero
ratonal number &
상 = )
%3D
to
a
} by algeba.
Pb
%3D
qa
Now pd and ga ave integers
since P ib,9 and a are
integers
and the integers are elosed under products.
becall se
both proren to be nantero.
is vational which contradict the fact that x
Therefore the assumption
is irrational,
vatiinal
was wrong
and
.X is
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