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Date: 2006-05-17 02:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zandperl.livejournal.com
It Stands To Reason, that a number with no representation p/q (for p, q ∈ Z) could not have a representation p^2/q^2.

I thought so too, until it was pointed out to me that sqrt(2) is irrational. It might have something to do with transcendentality.... Hm....
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