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# Square root ?? Doubt

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Square root ?? Doubt [#permalink]  29 Jul 2012, 05:52
If Sqrt(x) is an Integer.can x be Non integer ??
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Re: Square root ?? Doubt [#permalink]  29 Jul 2012, 06:07
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If Sqrt(x) is an Integer.can x be Non integer ??

Given: $$\sqrt{x}=integer$$ --> square this equation: $$x=integer^2$$. Now, since $$integer^2$$ is always an integer then $$x=integer^2=integer$$. So, $$\sqrt{x}=integer$$ means that $$x$$ must be an integer.

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Re: Square root ?? Doubt [#permalink]  30 Jul 2012, 16:07
Simply put - an integer multiplied by another integer will always give you an integer. If you want to get something that's not an integer, you're going to have to add a factor that's not an integer - something that is a fraction, or is irrational, and such.

Therefore, if rt(x) is an integer, then x is an integer.
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