Elementary Math, Beautiful Math: The Square Root of 2 is irrational

Peter Flom
Sep 4, 2018 · 3 min read

For an introduction to this series see this story. Briefly, I show some beautiful math that can be understood with only the math learned in elementary school.

What are square roots?

A square root is a number that, squared (multiplied by itself) equals a given number. For example, the square root of 9 is 3, because 3*3 = 9.

What are irrational numbers?

An irrational number is not a number that is emotional! It’s a number that cannot be…

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Peter Flom

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Freelance statistician (www.statisticalanalysisconsulting.com). Learning disabled adult (www.IAmLearningDisabled.com). 2E. Father. Active on Quora. Liberal.

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