If p, q are prime positive integers, prove that $\sqrt{p} + \sqrt{q}$ is an irrational number.

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Let us assume that is rational. Then, there exist positive co primes a and b such that

Here we see that is a rational number which is a contradiction as we know that is an irrational number

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