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1616. Find an example of two irrational numbers a a and b b for which ab a \neq b and ab \frac{a}{b} is rational.

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Q. 1616. Find an example of two irrational numbers a a and b b for which ab a \neq b and ab \frac{a}{b} is rational.
  1. Choose 2\sqrt{2} as a: Let's pick the square root of 22 (2\sqrt{2}) as our first irrational number, aa. We know that 2\sqrt{2} is irrational.
  2. Select 222\sqrt{2} as bb: Now, let's choose 222\sqrt{2} as our second irrational number, bb. Since 22 is a rational number and the square root of 22 is irrational, their product is also irrational.
  3. Calculate ratio a/ba/b: Now, we calculate the ratio a/ba/b which is (2)/(22)(\sqrt{2})/(2\sqrt{2}). We simplify this by dividing 2\sqrt{2} by 222\sqrt{2}.
  4. Simplify the ratio: The ratio simplifies to (2)/(22)=12(\sqrt{2})/(2\sqrt{2}) = \frac{1}{2} after canceling out the 2\sqrt{2} in the numerator and denominator.
  5. Final result: Since 12\frac{1}{2} is a rational number, we have found two irrational numbers aa and bb, where aba \neq b, and their ratio ab\frac{a}{b} is rational.

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