Prove that the set of numbers ℚ(√2) = { a + b√2 : a, b ∈ ℚ } is a field.

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Chapter5: Rings, Integral Domains, And Fields
Section5.3: The Field Of Quotients Of An Integral Domain
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Prove that the set of numbers ℚ(√2) = { a + b√2 : ab ∈ ℚ } is a field. (You may use that ℝ is a field; this makes checking e.g. associativity 

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