Check the validity of the statements given below by the method given against it.
Check the validity of the statements given below by the method given against it.
(i) p: The sum of an irrational number and a rational number is irrational (by contradiction method).
(ii) $q$ : If $n$ is a real number with $n>3$, then $n^{2}>9$ (by contradiction method).
(i) The given statement is as follows.
p: the sum of an irrational number and a rational number is irrational.
Let us assume that the given statement, p, is false. That is, we assume that the sum of an irrational number and a rational number is rational.
Therefore, $\sqrt{a}+\frac{b}{c}=\frac{d}{e}$, where $\sqrt{a}$ is irrational and $b, c, d$, e are integers.
$\Rightarrow \frac{d}{e}-\frac{b}{c}=\sqrt{a}$
But here, $\frac{d}{e}-\frac{b}{c}$ is a rational number and $\sqrt{a}$ is an irrational number.
But here, $\frac{d}{a}-\frac{b}{\rho}$ is a rational number and $\sqrt{a}$ is an irrational number.
This is a contradiction. Therefore, our assumption is wrong.
Therefore, the sum of an irrational number and a rational number is rational.
Thus, the given statement is true.
(ii) The given statement, q, is as follows.
If $n$ is a real number with $n>3$, then $n^{2}>9$.
Let us assume that $n$ is a real number with $n>3$, but $n^{2}>9$ is not true.
That is, $n^{2}<9$
Then, $n>3$ and $n$ is a real number.
Squaring both the sides, we obtain
$n^{2}>(3)^{2}$
$\Rightarrow n^{2}>9$, which is a contradiction, since we have assumed that $n^{2}<9$.
Thus, the given statement is true. That is, if $n$ is a real number with $n>3$, then $n^{2}>9$.