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Question 65

A theoretical chemist determines that a specific bond length $L$ is an irrational number. In a molecular model, they define an effective length $E$ by scaling $L$ by a known non-zero rational factor $κ\kappa$ , such that $\kappa L$ .

Prove by contradiction that the effective length $E$ must be an irrational number.

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Question 65

A theoretical chemist determines that a specific bond length $L$ is an irrational number. In a molecular model, they define an effective length $E$ by scaling $L$ by a known non-zero rational factor $κ\kappa$ , such that $\kappa L$ .

Prove by contradiction that the effective length $E$ must be an irrational number.

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