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Irrationality of pi

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Assuming π=a/b and integrating a suitably normalized polynomial times sinx produces a positive integer that tends to zero as the polynomial degree grows. This contradiction proves that π is an irrational number.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2019 / ii / Paper 4 / 2H / Solution

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