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3 years ago

From their location in the diagram, what are two possible values for m and n?

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yarga [219]3 years ago

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M=6/5 and n = sqrt(2), is rational (but not an integer) and n is irrational.

The case with n = sqrt(9)=3, is not a solution. The case with m=4pi neither.

The last case is m = 6/2=3, integer, so neither works.

So, it is the one with m=6/5 and sqrt(2)

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