Prove the following statement by the contradiction method:

p : The sum of an irrational number and a rational number is irrational.

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Let  p  is  false  i.e.,  the  sum  of  an  irrational  number  and  a  rational  number  is  rational.Let  λ  is  irrational  and  n  is  rational  number⇒            λ+n=r            (rational)⇒                   λ=r−nWe  observe  that  λ  is  irrational  where  as  (r−n)  is  rational  which  is  a  contradiction.So,  our supposition  is  wrong.Hence,  p  is  true.

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