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Let `a and b` be positive integers. Show that `sqrt2` always lies between and `a/b and (a+2b)/(a +b)`.

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`frac{a+2 b}{a+b}>sqrt{2} `

`=> a+2 b>sqrt{2}(a+b), `

` => sqrt{2} b(sqrt{2}-1)>a(sqrt{2}-1), `

` => frac{a}{2} b>a `

` => sqrt{2} .`

So, `frac{a}{b} < sqrt{2} < frac{a+2 b}{a+b}`.

Similarly by assuming `frac{a+2 b}{a+b } < sqrt{2}`, we will get `frac{a+2 b}{a+b} < sqrt{2} < frac{a}{b}`.

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