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Prove the following statement by contradiction.
If a and b are rational numbers, b ≠ 0, and r is an irrational number, then a + br is irrational.
Proof by contradiction: Select an appropriate statement to start the proof.
A. Suppose not. That is, suppose there exist irrational numbers a and b such that b ≠ 0, r is a rational number, and a + br is rational.
B. Suppose not. That is, suppose there exist rational numbers a and b such that b ≠ 0, r is an irrational number, and a + br is irrational.
C. Suppose not. That is, suppose there exist rational numbers a and b such that b ≠ 0, r is an irrational number, and a + br is rational.
D. Suppose not. That is, suppose there exist irrational numbers a and b such that b ≠ 0, r is an irrational number, and a + br is rational.
E. Suppose not. That is, suppose there exist rational numbers a and b such that b ≠ 0, r is a rational number, and a + br is irrational.
Then by definition of rational,
a = c/d, b = i/j , and a + br = m/n
where c, d, i, j, m, and n are___and. Since b ≠ 0, we also have that i ≠ 0. By substitution,
c/d + i/j r = m/n
Solving this equation for r and representing the result as a single quotient in terms of c, d, i, j, m, and n gives that
r = c - a/b
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