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Making sense of irrational numbers - Ganesh Pai

Making sense of irrational numbers - Ganesh Pai

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Like many heroes of Greek myths, the philosopher Hippasus was rumored to have been mortally punished by the gods. But what was his crime? Did he murder guests or disrupt a sacred ritual? No, Hippasus's transgression was mathematically proving the hitherto unprovable. Ganesh Pai describes the history and math behind irrational numbers. Lesson by Ganesh Pai
Date: 2020-08-22

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You could also say that 2 is just 1. 414 213 562 373 096
Edit: this is obviously as far as my scientific calculator can go to in terms of digits and plz respond if you have a different answer
Edit2: thx very much if you do respond back with a even more accurate answer than this

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Didn't the guy who told that to Pythagoreans get killed for it?
Just saying mathematicians don't like hearing things that are not traditional. Like geometry still being in base 60, because reasons, or using imperial measurements.

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I was in a group of 3 more friends and we called ourselves 3 guys and the square root of negative 2 (me being referred to as the square root of negative 2) and we all just loved this name, It was awesome.
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Let 4=p/q(here, p and q don't have common factor)
q4=p
4(q2)=p2
So, as q2 times 4 is p2 we can say that p=4a
4(q2)=(4a)2
4(q2)=16a2
Does, this mean 4 is irrational
q2=4a2

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Its insane how smart one would have to be so long ago to figure this out. Creating/discovering math is one of the most fascinating things mankind is capable of.
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The gods cursed a human for a proof of contradiction was not the geometry hot take I was expecting today but it is welcome nonetheless
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Damn. I have my class 10 board exams day after tomorrow and that 2 is irrational proof was what I had been practicing for so long!
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