Another challenge question: Irrationality of e (2 Viewers)

[kaz1]

lolz, everyone in this thread goes to uni.

 

[gurmies]

lolz, everyone in this thread goes to uni.

Hai Kazi, still lurking UNSW Computer Labs?

 

[kaz1]

Hai Kazi, still lurking UNSW Computer Labs?

which ones?

 

[gurmies]

which ones?

Iunno dood, the ones I usually see you in xD

 

[kaz1]

Iunno dood, the ones I usually see you in xD

Really? I've only seen you around once in the whole semester, but naah haven't been lurking around there the last few weeks.

 

[Carrotsticks]

This seems like a typical Question 8 type. What is the general thing you want to achieve when proving irrationality? I'm interested in these types of questions.

 

[shaon0]

This seems like a typical Question 8 type. What is the general thing you want to achieve when proving irrationality? I'm interested in these types of questions.

But they'd have to give parts opposed to a whole q. And, i heard these q's aren't in the syllabus anymore.

 

[jet]

But they'd have to give parts opposed to a whole q. And, i heard these q's aren't in the syllabus anymore.

I think that syllabus is on ice since the national curriculum was announced.

 

[tommykins]

This seems like a typical Question 8 type. What is the general thing you want to achieve when proving irrationality? I'm interested in these types of questions.

Normally done by proof of contradiction but what you want to achieve that if we assume e = p/q for integers p,q - there is a case where this cannot be possible.

the case is often related to a property of the number or whatever.