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Prove that root 5+root 3 is an irrational no.

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Square root of 5 is the positive real number that multiplied by itself gives the number 5. root of 5 is 2.23...
Square root of 3 is the positive real number that multiplied by itself gives the number 3. root of 3 is 1.73... infinite decimal
Irrational number can be written as a decimal but not as a fraction.
Root 5 is irrational number and root 3 is irrational number . That is the reason why also their sum is an irrational number.
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