Product Of A Rational And An Irrational Is Always An Irrational

Assume that the product of a rational and an irrational can be rational. In other words:

$$\frac{a}{b} * k = \frac{c}{d}$$

Rearranging, we get:

$$\begin{align} k &= \frac{c}{d} * \frac{b}{a} \\ &= \frac{cb}{da} \end{align}$$

This shows that \(k\) is a rational, which is a contradiction.

Therefore, a product of a rational and an irrational is always irrational.

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