Consider the proposition ∀x ∈ R, if x 2 is irrational then x is irrational. Write down the contrapositive and try to prove it (you may take it as given that the product of two integers is also an integer)

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Consider the proposition ∀x ∈ R, if x 2 is irrational then x is irrational. Write down
the contrapositive and try to prove it (you may take it as given that the product of
two integers is also an integer).

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