A simple proof that √2 is irrational
AUTHOR: Stanley Tennenbaum
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Don't get it.
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This fact was proven in 1748 when Charles Eddington planned to finish his expansive swimming pool in Kent with square pieces of glazed tile shipped at great expense from Aleppo. When the final piece was placed, he shouted, “I should have learned math!”
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Love it.
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Awesome
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maths q e d are so soothing the king , my fav , proof by contradiction , made my evening thanks
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Too big of a leap. I don’t see the contradiction.
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And... I see it now. Doh!
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This is your (Fermat) infinite descent
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Is there any integer which can takes place at (a) and (b) to satisfy this equation?
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