Prove that (3-sqrt{5}. , ) is irrational

The given number is

Since the given number is obtained by subtracting an irrational ( ) from a rational(3) and we know that when we subtract a rational from an irrational number or an irrational from a rational 

number, we always get an irrational number. 

Hence the number will be irrational.

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When an irrational number is subtracted from a rational number or it is the other way around, we always get an irrational number. You can understand that this is an axiom.


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