Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "Root 2 - Numberphile" video.

  1. I appreciate you trying, I understood the concept of disproof but it was the actual working out that I didn't get - all that transposition of terms and stuff. Also, the bit I really didn't get was did the fraction have to get reduced to its simplest terms in the first place? Why use the smallest number - did it matter? And why does it matter if both numbers are even?
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  2. Thank you for persisting.I'm going to have to watch his proof a few more times to try to wrap my head around it noww that you've given me some guidelines... Thanks again.
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  3. I would have liked far more explanation about the working out. I completely didn't understand the reason for the conclusion.
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