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Polynomials

Question
CBSEENMA9001564

Prove that left parenthesis 3 minus square root of 7 right parenthesis squared is an irrational number.  

Solution
left parenthesis 3 minus square root of 7 right parenthesis squared
equals space 9 plus 7 minus 2.3. square root of 7
equals space 16 minus 6 square root of 7
6 square root of 7 is an irrational number as 6 is a non-zero rational number and square root of 7 is an irrational number and the product of a non-zero rational number with an irrational number is irrational.

Again, 16 is a rational number and   is an irrational number. So, 

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