A geometric proof that \sqrt{3}, \sqrt{5} and \sqrt{7} are irrational

DOI10.1080/0025570X.2023.2168436MaRDI QIDQ6336754arXivFDO

Authors Ricardo A. Podestá

Publication date 14 March 2020

Published in arXiv

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/0025570X.2023.2168436

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Irrationality; linear independence over a field (11J72)

arXiv classification

math.GM

Abstract: We show geometrically that $sqrtn$ is irrational for $n=3,5,7$ by adapting Tennenbaum's geometric proof that $sqrt2$ is irrational. We also show that this method cannot be used to prove the irrationality of $sqrtn$ for a bigger $n$.

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