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Verify by the method of contradiction that `sqrt(7)` is irrational.

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It must in the form of (a/b) where a, b have no common factor
Let `sqrt(7) ​=a/b​`
`⇒7=(a^2)/(b^2)​`
`⇒a^2=7b^2`
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