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Define a rational number and show that no rational number x belongs to Q satisfies x² = 2​

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A rational number is a number that can be expressed as a fraction of two integers.

if x²=2 then x=√2, but √2 is an irrational number (not rational), so there is no rational number x that satisfies x² = 2.

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