Check the validity of the statements given below by the method given against it.
Check the validity of the statements given below by the method given against it.
Check the validity of the statements given below by the method given against it.
(i) p: The sum of an irrational number and a rational number is irrational (by contradiction method).
(ii) $q$ : If $n$ is a real number with $n>3$, then $n^{2}>9$ (by contradiction method).
(i) The given statement is as follows.
p: the sum of an irrational number and a rational number is irrational.
Let us assume that the given statement, p, is false. That is, we assume that the sum of an irrational number and a rational number is rational.
Therefore, $\sqrt{a}+\frac{b}{c}=\frac{d}{e}$, where $\sqrt{a}$ is irrational and $b, c, d$, e are integers.
$\Rightarrow \frac{d}{e}-\frac{b}{c}=\sqrt{a}$
But here, $\frac{d}{e}-\frac{b}{c}$ is a rational number and $\sqrt{a}$ is an irrational number.
But here, $\frac{d}{a}-\frac{b}{\rho}$ is a rational number and $\sqrt{a}$ is an irrational number.
This is a contradiction. Therefore, our assumption is wrong.
Therefore, the sum of an irrational number and a rational number is rational.
Thus, the given statement is true.
(ii) The given statement, q, is as follows.
If $n$ is a real number with $n>3$, then $n^{2}>9$.
Let us assume that $n$ is a real number with $n>3$, but $n^{2}>9$ is not true.
That is, $n^{2}<9$
Then, $n>3$ and $n$ is a real number.
Squaring both the sides, we obtain
$n^{2}>(3)^{2}$
$\Rightarrow n^{2}>9$, which is a contradiction, since we have assumed that $n^{2}<9$.
Thus, the given statement is true. That is, if $n$ is a real number with $n>3$, then $n^{2}>9$.