An algebraic number is any real root of an equation ao + a₁x + +anx"=0, where the coefficients a; are integers. Prove that the set of all algebraic numbers is countable.

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An algebraic number is any real root of an equation ao + a₁x+…. + anx = 0, where the
coefficients a¡ are integers. Prove that the set of all algebraic numbers is countable.
Transcribed Image Text:An algebraic number is any real root of an equation ao + a₁x+…. + anx = 0, where the coefficients a¡ are integers. Prove that the set of all algebraic numbers is countable.
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