OCR MEI C3 — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
TopicProof

7 State whether the following statements are true or false; if false, provide a counterexample.
  1. If \(a\) is rational and \(b\) is rational, then \(a + b\) is rational.
  2. If \(a\) is rational and \(b\) is irrational, then \(a + b\) is irrational.
  3. If \(a\) is irrational and \(b\) is irrational, then \(a + b\) is irrational.