Definition. A real number x is rational if it may be written in the form x = 2 where p is an integer and q is a positive integer. x is irrational if it is not rational. Prove or disprove the following conjectures. Conjecture (1). If x and y are real numbers such that 3x +5y is irrational, then at least one of x and is irrational. Conjecture (2). If x and y are rational numbers, then 3x + 4xy + 2y is rational. Conjecture (3). If x and y are irrational numbers, then 3x + 4xy+2y is irrational.

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