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prove that cuberoot of 6 is an irrational number

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To prove 63 is an irrational number.Let us assume to the contrary that 63 is an rational number.so,let 63=ab, where a and b are coprime numbers.so,b63=acubing on both sides, we get6b3=a3therefore, a3 is divisible by 6 and then a is also divisible by 6.so, we can write a=6c.substituting a , we get6b3=216c3b3=36c3so, b is divisible by 36 =6×6 , so it is also divisible by 6.therefore a and b have atleast one common factor 6,but this contradict the fact that a and b are coprime.This contradiction has arisen because of our assumption that 63 is an rational number.so, 63 is an irrational number

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