A Proof That The Square Root of Two Is Irrational

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  • Опубликовано: 20 май 2024
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Комментарии • 13 тыс.

  • @Rio-cs6nx
    @Rio-cs6nx 3 года назад +6721

    Alternative title: Michael having fun doing his hobby.

    • @Novristxch
      @Novristxch 3 года назад +55

      Michael is alternate Albert Einstein

    • @sebmandal
      @sebmandal 3 года назад +60

      This stuff is all just so lovely! I’m happy he does this stuff

    • @iamlordstarbuilder5595
      @iamlordstarbuilder5595 3 года назад +36

      I had no idea you could prove irrationality. Proofs are a mathematician’s witchcraft.

    • @dr.theory7900
      @dr.theory7900 3 года назад +2

      He likes it , but I ...

    • @urlocalcraccdealer954
      @urlocalcraccdealer954 2 года назад +4

      or does he?

  • @michaelhudson4192
    @michaelhudson4192 5 лет назад +5791

    *watches this instead of studying for math test*

    • @GuitarGuruGaming
      @GuitarGuruGaming 5 лет назад +116

      same unfortunately, normal algebra is way more fun than linear algebra

    • @garrett1644
      @garrett1644 5 лет назад +58

      Same, pre-calc test tomorrow

    • @GuitarGuruGaming
      @GuitarGuruGaming 5 лет назад +42

      good luck, I bombed mine, hopefully you don't suffer the same fate

    • @mohammadsharqawi691
      @mohammadsharqawi691 5 лет назад +16

      I just watched it after calculas II EXAM, this looks silly but reasonable🤔

    • @scptime1188
      @scptime1188 5 лет назад +25

      I think you're mistaken... u don't need to study if you're watching VSauce

  • @Brunoenribeiro
    @Brunoenribeiro Год назад +1536

    Proof by contradition is like kryptonite for infinity-related questions, isn't it

    • @unconscious5630
      @unconscious5630 Год назад +89

      I mean, proof by induction is more so suited for infinity questions

    • @joeman1063
      @joeman1063 Год назад +9

      @@unconscious5630 what’s proof by induction? I just started discrete math and I don’t think I’ve learned that one yet

    • @linuslauterbach2975
      @linuslauterbach2975 Год назад +100

      @@joeman1063 It's basically the domino effect as a method of proof: If you want to show that a statement that somehow depends on a natural number n is true for all natural numbers n, it's sufficient to first show that it is true for n=1 and then show that your statement being true for some n implies it being true for n+1. In other words: you show that the first domino piece falls, and then you show that if some domino falls, the next one will fall as well. Therefore all domino pieces fall and your statement is proven for all n. One typical example for proof by induction is the proof of the closed formula for summing the first n natural numbers provided by little Gauss. Generally a lot of statements involving finite sums lend themselves to proof by induction, for example if you want to show that laws like distributivity hold in general for a finite numbers of addends.

    • @gauravyadav-bg1bz
      @gauravyadav-bg1bz Год назад +4

      Contradiction and Induction method are both same logically. Here your n is a/b , so it holds for any a/b and also a/b + 1 . So by induction this contradiction holds for any a and b ratio.

    • @gauravyadav-bg1bz
      @gauravyadav-bg1bz Год назад +2

      Interesting thing is that,..can we prove existence of God with this method???

  • @ryane5281
    @ryane5281 Год назад +522

    I was taught this proof in school yet was somehow still entertained enough to watch the whole video. There is my proof that Michael is an incredible host.

  • @DrizzletGaming
    @DrizzletGaming 5 лет назад +6609

    Michael: Or is it
    2 million people: *Literaly creaming themselves*

  • @krukowstudios3686
    @krukowstudios3686 4 года назад +9433

    Let's prove that the square root of 2 is irrational...
    BUT FIRST! What is a number?

  • @dylanwakefield7466
    @dylanwakefield7466 Год назад +69

    Literally had this as a proof by contradiction question in a maths test and wanted to curl up in a ball

  • @NaraASMR
    @NaraASMR Год назад +50

    i really love it when these math videos give me a slight shift in perspective about something that is incredibly common/natural to me-, like, reducing fractions
    i know in my head that 4/6 is equal to 2/3, easy, and i know that 4/6 can be reduced into 2/3 without changing its value. if you were to ask me _why_ the value doesn't change, my answer would be something like "because the ratio in relation to the numbers stayed consistent, the proportions of 4 to 6 are equal to the proportions of 2 to 3."
    but here-, michael just gives the simple answer of "since both 4 and 6 can be divided by 2, we can divide this fraction by the fraction 2/2. and since 2/2 is equal to one, this is equivalent to dividing by one, which will not change the value of our number."
    like-, "huh, that *_is_* true-, it is just like dividing by 1, never thought of it like that"
    it makes absolute sense and shows a different way to describe the same thing-, it's so cool to me.

    • @yellingintothewind
      @yellingintothewind 9 месяцев назад

      Your approach is essentially the geometric proof. Suppose you have two similar right triangles, one with legs of 4 and 6, the other with legs of 2 and 3. For them to be similar, the angles must match, which means the tangent of the angles must match. Since tangent is opposite over adjacent, which is 4/6 for one and 2/3 for the other, those fractions must be the same value.

  • @robinsonkaspar3395
    @robinsonkaspar3395 4 года назад +7169

    The ancient Pythagoreans would have literally killed you for this act of heresy. They really did not like even the idea of irrational numbers. They drowned the man who suggested that pi might not be some divine ratio like 22/7.

    • @nabranestwistypuzzler7019
      @nabranestwistypuzzler7019 4 года назад +336

      Robinson Kaspar oh yeah like wtaf was wrong with people in maths and sciences back then?

    • @garethbaus5471
      @garethbaus5471 4 года назад +895

      @@nabranestwistypuzzler7019 the pythagoreans were more of a cult that thought rational math was the explanation to everything than what would be considered a modern style group dedicated to math or science.

    • @nabranestwistypuzzler7019
      @nabranestwistypuzzler7019 4 года назад +38

      Gareth Baus Oh wow

    • @user-vv1do1wg1j
      @user-vv1do1wg1j 4 года назад +520

      @@garethbaus5471 a math cult, awesome

    • @squibble311
      @squibble311 4 года назад +174

      the guy that made this proof was pithagorean. he was killed/banished

  • @wima6687
    @wima6687 5 лет назад +3165

    16:05 the music synchs perfectly with the sound of the pencil drawing on the paper
    this is extremely satisfying

  • @arihant...457
    @arihant...457 5 месяцев назад +63

    Me in Xth class waiting for the statement " To the contrary, lets assume that √2 is rational. "😂😂

    • @samiatar686
      @samiatar686 Месяц назад +7

      and to end with "this contradiction has arisen because of our wrong assumption that √2 is rational " 😂😂

    • @AbhishekKumar-ql4nq
      @AbhishekKumar-ql4nq Месяц назад +1

      fr 😂 😂

    • @madhurmishracss
      @madhurmishracss Месяц назад +2

      Indians joined the chat...

    • @samiatar686
      @samiatar686 Месяц назад

      @@madhurmishracss im afghan

  • @williamwolfe9335
    @williamwolfe9335 Год назад +1

    This was the first video I've seen on this channel, and I thought that was phenomenal! My favorite math class in college was number theory. I love this kind of stuff. Subscribed.

  • @kekero540
    @kekero540 4 года назад +3657

    Rational
    Ratio
    I have never realized this and now am freaking out.

    • @muggtor
      @muggtor 4 года назад +123

      you made me think of other words, and rations, and now im dying

    • @mariafe7050
      @mariafe7050 4 года назад +46

      What about irratio?

    • @mariafe7050
      @mariafe7050 4 года назад +53

      An irrational number divided by an irrational number.
      π/e

    • @unemilifleur
      @unemilifleur 4 года назад +30

      Never realized that either... I’m French, irrational numbers are called irrationnel, but ratios are called fraction......

    • @Brunoenribeiro
      @Brunoenribeiro 4 года назад +3

      you're not alone on this

  • @sadaakisz
    @sadaakisz 5 лет назад +1214

    And today my friends we learned that... Binomial multiplication is Michael's favorite

    • @tesla_autopilot
      @tesla_autopilot 5 лет назад +39

      Hs Sm wait until he figures out Pascal’s triangle in polynomial multiplication

    • @manassable
      @manassable 5 лет назад +5

      (a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2 ... ?

    • @mikeaft3585
      @mikeaft3585 5 лет назад

      but he said theyre his fav in a vsauce video

    • @sardorbekomonkulov6379
      @sardorbekomonkulov6379 5 лет назад

      What I see: (a+b)^2 = a^2 + b^2
      What others see : (a+b)^2=a^2+2ab+b^2

    • @sanyalox01
      @sanyalox01 4 года назад

      Sardorbek Omonkulov
      If you say that (a+b)^2=a^2+b^2, then 2^2 is (1+1)^2, so 2^2 is 2

  • @mahejabeenfatima2128
    @mahejabeenfatima2128 4 месяца назад +65

    As a former Indian 10th class student, I can confirm that our 1st chapter REAL NUMBERS is all about this video. All concepts very well explained.

    • @wowlittlesam3973
      @wowlittlesam3973 2 месяца назад +2

      yea me too but in our ch it i profed by saying that the result is co prime i was quite intrested to know how actually we condisedered the a=2c part .... never knew it was about even no

    • @_tarun_
      @_tarun_ 2 месяца назад +2

      true

    • @user-pz9wh4md4o
      @user-pz9wh4md4o Месяц назад

      yeah bro

  • @hYro_Z
    @hYro_Z Год назад +2

    Okay, this is the best RUclips Video I've ever seen. It's so simple, yet so beautiful and inspiring and I think this is, what makes it so good

  • @Cyranek
    @Cyranek 5 лет назад +8121

    having ptsd flashbacks of doing proofs for exams

    • @cjaune909
      @cjaune909 5 лет назад +11

      Haii

    • @ZoraLink4
      @ZoraLink4 5 лет назад +28

      Music man make more music.

    • @majortom4543
      @majortom4543 5 лет назад +44

      No, i was watching like 6 minutes of the video and then realized i was thinking about other things while listening michael speaking something faint in the background. But i was still watching the video. It feels amazing but its so sad that i zone off and moom fail

    • @drsuqi
      @drsuqi 5 лет назад +6

      I'm currently doing that

    • @TheGerm24
      @TheGerm24 5 лет назад +19

      Yep, I felt like I was back in college math classes. I remember doing the even/odd proofs.

  • @ThePlatypusAvenger
    @ThePlatypusAvenger 4 года назад +943

    When he wrote the decimal number 0.8 and said YIKES i felt that

    • @lucabrandalesi6743
      @lucabrandalesi6743 4 года назад +24

      My linear algebra professor literally talks about matrices like they are sentients beings. Math teachers are kinda weird

    • @TheAustronaut03
      @TheAustronaut03 4 года назад +11

      yyyyyyOWza

    • @cosmiro1160
      @cosmiro1160 4 года назад +5

      0:13

    • @leon_krk
      @leon_krk 4 года назад +5

      Then proceeds to dissociate from space time

    • @TheNuclearBolton
      @TheNuclearBolton 4 года назад

      I wish I was on that kinda high

  • @elisabellesi
    @elisabellesi Год назад +28

    I know it may seem weird but I have to really thank you bur specifically this video, this honestly helped me getting actually better at math because the first time I watched it it reminded me the deep connection between every mathematical concept and how important are the basics concepts.
    Today I'm litterally one of the best people in math in my class and I think that this video totally did it part in this, so thank you.

  • @catmoon95
    @catmoon95 8 месяцев назад +5

    That's why I love maths. I think it's really interesting how you play with numbers to solve/prove things.

  • @NesrocksGamingVideos
    @NesrocksGamingVideos 4 года назад +8950

    The way you write "8" gives me nightmares.
    edit 2 years later: You're free to draw the 8 any way you want, it's on me to not have the nightmares ^^ Also... please buy my indie game? I'm poor. Super Hiking League DX. Thank you.

    • @mariomario-ih6mn
      @mariomario-ih6mn 4 года назад +211

      Me too

    • @NesrocksGamingVideos
      @NesrocksGamingVideos 4 года назад +343

      @@mariomario-ih6mn Coincidentally, my real name is also Mario. So is my father's.

    • @mariomario-ih6mn
      @mariomario-ih6mn 4 года назад +235

      @@NesrocksGamingVideos My name is not Mario it's Alexander I named my channel after Super Mario bros

    • @NesrocksGamingVideos
      @NesrocksGamingVideos 4 года назад +84

      Ah cool :)

    • @remix7345
      @remix7345 4 года назад +73

      its mechanical drawing

  • @just-a-silly-goofy-guy
    @just-a-silly-goofy-guy 5 лет назад +7485

    Irrational? Like Michael’s decision to not upload on the main channel ever?

    • @NicoFye
      @NicoFye 5 лет назад +21

      Ahaha

    • @danebradbury5940
      @danebradbury5940 5 лет назад +407

      He spends months on making the main channels vids so they are as detailed as possible but on dong he can make quick vids also he definetly makes less money making those than other things he could be doing.

    • @danebradbury5940
      @danebradbury5940 5 лет назад +53

      He has said why before

    • @kartonbaba
      @kartonbaba 5 лет назад +192

      even if he uploaded a video of a compilation of his "hi vsauce, michael here", i would watch it

    • @jacquesburger4103
      @jacquesburger4103 5 лет назад +18

      This is too damn true... The extro said Vsause tho so idk

  • @mattb6646
    @mattb6646 2 дня назад +3

    Terrance Howard watched this video and is claiming he broke science and solved the universe

  • @netslamders6803
    @netslamders6803 Год назад +2

    I remember watching this a couple years ago and not understanding a single thing. It feels good watching it today and understanding everything

  • @ChrisLuigiTails
    @ChrisLuigiTails 4 года назад +917

    "Negative... thirteen **exhales in disappointment** is odd"

    • @koushioni
      @koushioni 4 года назад +31

      -13 = -12 + 1 ¿
      *Disappointed*

    • @augdawg6170
      @augdawg6170 4 года назад +40

      @@koushioni YOU MEAN NEGATIVE 14!!!

    • @captcalvin2293
      @captcalvin2293 4 года назад +40

      @@augdawg6170 -13 = 2 x -7 + 1 ¿
      *Disappointed*
      Fixed

    • @Supertoddy96
      @Supertoddy96 4 года назад +2

      Saw this as it was happening lol

    • @scritch8833
      @scritch8833 3 года назад +8

      @@koushioni that would be -11

  • @maximofernandez196
    @maximofernandez196 Год назад +2

    This is for me the best video to introduce maths to literally everyone.

  • @-GamesNGames-
    @-GamesNGames- 8 месяцев назад +2

    This is literally 8th-9th grade exact maths, he is teaching in such a way that its part of our dopamine dose. Amazing

  • @ThorHC11
    @ThorHC11 4 года назад +958

    Everybody gangsta til Michael hits us with that "OR IS IT?"

    • @nabranestwistypuzzler7019
      @nabranestwistypuzzler7019 4 года назад +1

      Thor Christensen xdxdxd

    • @yvngdoja
      @yvngdoja 3 года назад +1

      What im i doin here 😢

    • @generichomosapien4666
      @generichomosapien4666 3 года назад +2

      Yes michael, numbers are lines used by evolved hairy apes to count things, question answered now end the video- “But are we evolved apes? And are numbers really just meaningless lines? First we need to define ape, but what does define mean? First we need to define define so we know how to define apes.”

    • @shinygreninja4650
      @shinygreninja4650 3 года назад +1

      @@generichomosapien4666 but we need to know what is define before defining define. So we end up in a loop.
      I dont know how to end this, I'm confused, choose one of the two below
      1. But what is a loop? *VSauce music plays*
      2. OR DO WE?

    • @unkn0vvnmystery
      @unkn0vvnmystery 3 года назад

      or are they?

  • @invaderaid7216
    @invaderaid7216 3 года назад +4338

    Michael would be an incredible teacher. Not even just for Maths, he seems to absolutely love learning and teaching

    • @marialawal7449
      @marialawal7449 2 года назад +44

      Downside is I dont think teachers get to choose what subject to teach, youtube gives him more freedom and we all get access

    • @ichthyostegaxd3727
      @ichthyostegaxd3727 2 года назад +105

      @@marialawal7449 they do lol why would they teach a subject they're bad at

    • @dvision4203
      @dvision4203 2 года назад +13

      Is he not already a teacher?

    • @jul_wac
      @jul_wac 2 года назад +5

      @@ichthyostegaxd3727 They're ✨forced✨, didn't you know?

    • @ichthyostegaxd3727
      @ichthyostegaxd3727 2 года назад +3

      @@jul_wac In which country?

  • @Tomkat53
    @Tomkat53 Год назад +15

    Damn these videos are so compelling to watch. Michael's enthusiasm and simple explanations are captivating.

  • @noodlespoo
    @noodlespoo 7 месяцев назад +5

    Some men love money.
    Some love the smell of napalm in the morning.
    But the truly scary ones love reduced fractions.

  • @brennangleason5974
    @brennangleason5974 5 лет назад +1887

    *Y O W Z A S*

  • @hayden3865
    @hayden3865 5 лет назад +722

    He draws "8" like I'm back in primary school

    • @hardscope8529
      @hardscope8529 4 года назад +5

      Yaaa thought the same.. xD

    • @st4ndby
      @st4ndby 4 года назад +13

      That irritated me so much 😄

    • @steelforge8577
      @steelforge8577 4 года назад +8

      @@williammay451 Or did you?

    • @keemo4647
      @keemo4647 4 года назад +2

      @@steelforge8577 I mean what is writing
      (vsause music starts)

  • @saam7737
    @saam7737 5 месяцев назад

    Great video! This gave me flashbacks to when i was first learning how to do a basic proof. I just know younger me would have just kept going back and forth proving the various variables were even and completely missing what i was even supposed to be doing.

  • @juliettevoisinet2512
    @juliettevoisinet2512 Год назад

    Memories; Your video was fun to visit. It brought back my intro to my mathematics studies. Your presentation was well done. Thank You.

  • @Deltexterity
    @Deltexterity 5 лет назад +341

    2:32 when u are not sure of ur answer on a math test

    • @daslynnter9841
      @daslynnter9841 5 лет назад +14

      14:25 when you are not sure of an answer in an open book math quiz

    • @sethdavis6198
      @sethdavis6198 5 лет назад

      So good😂

    • @undyneultra8958
      @undyneultra8958 5 лет назад

      i had a math test in my school today

    • @emmanuelpil
      @emmanuelpil 5 лет назад

      If √2 can't be the exponential of 2 can't be either.

    • @koulatko1171
      @koulatko1171 5 лет назад

      Exactly.
      I also love how the thing continues all the way to 2:51

  • @MegaSuperCritic
    @MegaSuperCritic 3 года назад +10561

    How come I’ve never been told “rational” just means “able to be expressed as a ratio”?
    *I invite you to join the 200+ commenters in advising that I didn't pay attention in school or that ratio is in the word. Please, showcase your originality for us all to see.

    • @jkgan4952
      @jkgan4952 3 года назад +179

      Sameee

    • @danieldavid3766
      @danieldavid3766 3 года назад +969

      You haven't been told that? I pity your school.

    • @lucasroach7835
      @lucasroach7835 3 года назад +1243

      @@danieldavid3766 There's many of us who haven't been told that... esp. if you're not in an english speaking country and rational is a word but ratio isn't

    • @That_Awesome_Guy1
      @That_Awesome_Guy1 3 года назад +339

      @@lucasroach7835 Just add a word meaning ratio to your language. There, problem solved.

    • @liamreitsma5312
      @liamreitsma5312 3 года назад +774

      @@That_Awesome_Guy1 who are you so wise in the ways of science

  • @franciscoramos7391
    @franciscoramos7391 10 месяцев назад +3

    I can't believe I watched the whole video. This was surprisingly very entertaining. I wish my math teachers had been like him

  • @arkantrust
    @arkantrust Месяц назад

    I loved your video. I hadn’t felt so much emotion since abstract algebra. Keep up the great work, man.🎉🎉

  • @lordonez3794
    @lordonez3794 4 года назад +3262

    Me: Doesn’t like math
    Also me: watches man do math for 17 minutes

    • @haydenboyer9193
      @haydenboyer9193 4 года назад +17

      Can relate

    • @OGrupxe
      @OGrupxe 4 года назад +76

      I mean, Michael somehow teaches way better than my math teacher. Don't know about you guys.

    • @keemo4647
      @keemo4647 4 года назад +7

      @@williammay451 same

    • @marcel7922
      @marcel7922 4 года назад +86

      It's not that you don't like math, it's that you have been taught to fear math by the school system and bad teachers. Math by itself can be fun when it's not connected to pressure.

    • @fliiiou6388
      @fliiiou6388 4 года назад +2

      I'm your 666th like, you're now the devil

  • @YaDingus
    @YaDingus 3 года назад +592

    I wish someone would look at me the way Michael looks at the number 8.

    • @ProudlyIdiotic
      @ProudlyIdiotic 2 года назад +12

      Oooh look at the beauty

    • @dvision4203
      @dvision4203 2 года назад +5

      You’ll find them ☺️

    • @user-fw1bu6fd2i
      @user-fw1bu6fd2i 2 года назад +6

      Sorry, I cannot keep looking at you.
      You are just too bright 😎

    • @flamingaish
      @flamingaish 2 года назад +1

      Lmfao

  • @rigorodolico2312
    @rigorodolico2312 7 месяцев назад

    You learn this in undergraduate linear algebra. It was very useful for me to have seen this video years before we covered this topic, as it really made it easy to get into.

  • @quintonconoly
    @quintonconoly 7 месяцев назад

    That was actually pretty beautiful

  • @williewanker1187
    @williewanker1187 3 года назад +1146

    'Unless our teachers have been lying to us our entire lives'
    "YoU wOn'T aLwAyS hAvE A cAlCuLaToR wItH yOu"

    • @mohiburrahman8331
      @mohiburrahman8331 3 года назад +21

      Here most of the job related exams don't allow calculator imoooo 😭😭😭😭

    • @dewut420
      @dewut420 3 года назад +4

      @@mohiburrahman8331 Practice maketh perfect

    • @mailbox3982
      @mailbox3982 3 года назад +50

      Oh yeah one of my teachers told me that so i carried a calculator in my pocket for five solid months straight. The teacher was not amused.

    • @martingouws3876
      @martingouws3876 3 года назад +20

      You carry a library containing more books than the one in Alexandria, and a calculator and a supercomputer in your pocket. Try going back in time to tell your teachers that😅
      Oh wait, we don't carry a time machine in our pockets, YET

    • @Owen_loves_Butters
      @Owen_loves_Butters 3 года назад +4

      Well to be fair they didn’t lie, they just didn’t know

  • @anhhuynhkimnguyen6793
    @anhhuynhkimnguyen6793 5 лет назад +964

    He protecc
    He attacc
    But most importantly,
    He bacc

  • @Alec0124
    @Alec0124 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks for saying zero is an even number. This makes me happy

  • @yamasama1
    @yamasama1 Год назад +2

    Beautiful! Understood more than ever in classes, in school!

  • @mememem
    @mememem 5 лет назад +893

    2:31 he says the thing

  • @wow-wk4ww
    @wow-wk4ww 3 года назад +1284

    The way he subtly integrates easy to understand definitions for complex and simple math at the same time is incredible and would make it very easy for children to learn if teachers did math like this.

    • @scellyyt
      @scellyyt Год назад +5

      sad life

    • @skrimish7145
      @skrimish7145 Год назад +11

      the difference is teachers teach multiple children all at once. Here michael is almost talking to you one on one and i dont think teachers get paied enough to have a full conversation w/ all their kids about the subject.

    • @Azmyuth
      @Azmyuth Год назад +7

      @@skrimish7145 except he's not asking you questions or anything that is impossible to do with multiple people, the teacher could write all this on a board (or paint if they're online), and then ask questions after to verify.

    • @henry497
      @henry497 9 месяцев назад +10

      @@skrimish7145 a youtube video is quite literally the polar opposite of a one on one conversation. This video could be a conversation with everyone in the world at the same time.

    • @Lemony123
      @Lemony123 8 месяцев назад

      @@henry497 I mean, A teacher cannot check all student at the same time.

  • @W1ndTurbine
    @W1ndTurbine Год назад

    This is pretty cool. I'm currently in an introductory abstract math course and I'm learning almost exactly these things.

  • @deepatewari4822
    @deepatewari4822 5 месяцев назад +1

    Probably one of the best math teacher I have ever seen. And arguably the best on RUclips.Just Superb

  • @pearlphosphophyllite995
    @pearlphosphophyllite995 4 года назад +281

    Binomial Multiplication: *appears*
    Me: So we meet again...

    • @squibble311
      @squibble311 4 года назад +18

      how did u americans not learn that (x+y)² = x²+2xy+y²

    • @pearlphosphophyllite995
      @pearlphosphophyllite995 4 года назад +9

      @@squibble311 No, I am not American, and yes, I did learn that.

    • @sanyalox01
      @sanyalox01 4 года назад +3

      Meanwhile i know that (x+y)^5=x^5+(x^4)(5y)+10(x^3)(y^2)+10(x^2)(y^3)+(5x)(y^4)+y^5

    • @jacksonbrewer2380
      @jacksonbrewer2380 3 года назад +2

      sini harshan we did learn it. It’s not hard

    • @padmanabanraghavendran3570
      @padmanabanraghavendran3570 3 года назад

      @@jacksonbrewer2380 idk about western education (i heard it is slow) but asians learn basic algebra at 5th or 6th grade

  • @ZomBeeNature
    @ZomBeeNature 5 лет назад +328

    Maybe it's irrational because of a traumatic experience

    • @-_Nuke_-
      @-_Nuke_- 5 лет назад

      @@owltaku5757 xD

    • @barrackoli
      @barrackoli 5 лет назад

      It saw 7 8 9

    • @bard119
      @bard119 5 лет назад

      What if the number 2 identifies as a 3?

  • @user-wd6zj3ko4u
    @user-wd6zj3ko4u Месяц назад

    This video is so comprehensible and deeply inspiring, thank you for such a wonderful video.

  • @aluink
    @aluink 3 месяца назад

    This has and will forever be my favorite proof. Simple, elegant, and easy.

  • @bricck
    @bricck 5 лет назад +157

    15:40 "Oh my goodness gracious!" Lol. Getting so excited for an even number

  • @keelanbrown7747
    @keelanbrown7747 3 года назад +1291

    Did anybody notice at 00:13 he distorted himself when he said yikes lol

    • @theogarcez1999
      @theogarcez1999 3 года назад +22

      LOL

    • @Marispider
      @Marispider 3 года назад +97

      *"y i ḱ e̳͠ s҉ s̤̩̜̬̝͍͞ s̴̨̢̠̳̹̖͎̺ s҉̶̹̜̟̖̬̘̬̦͓̪̺̙ͅ ş̸̴҉̭͓̰̫͎͚ s̵̞̬̳͍̥͙̪͔̎͒̓ͧ͠ͅ s̢̞̥͓̗̩̠̙̩͇̥̰͕̬̟̃̐ͪ͛͗̚͠"*

    • @javeinne
      @javeinne 3 года назад +8

      yup

    • @andyb3773
      @andyb3773 3 года назад +8

      I did not lmao

    • @burcburc865
      @burcburc865 3 года назад +21

      I though it's just my eyes so I didn't replay that part until now. lmao

  • @jonia4912
    @jonia4912 7 месяцев назад +1

    You explained this better in 17 minutes than my math teacher in 45 minutes did

  • @monkey6114
    @monkey6114 Месяц назад +2

    And this proof works for the square root of any non perfect square numbers

  • @NetroxSM
    @NetroxSM 5 лет назад +334

    Can we rename this channel to Vsauce4 - Mainly DONG and sometimes Original Vsauce

    • @dumbasgenius7227
      @dumbasgenius7227 5 лет назад +2

      I love this kind of stuff and its actually the main reason i am subbed. I miss the original Vsauce videos and he hasn't uploaded anything but mindfeild for so long. This kindof stuff should go of Vsauce 1

    • @cosmiccreeper247
      @cosmiccreeper247 5 лет назад +1

      Or just new vsauce 1 then rename vsauce 1 to vsauce premium

    • @fhz3062
      @fhz3062 5 лет назад

      This is Vsauce4 - Ponto em Comum (Made in Brazil):
      ruclips.net/video/0z2XzdqAMVQ/видео.html
      It is an amazing documentary about vaccines.
      "Olá Criaturas da Internet, aqui quem fala é Davi Calazans."
      SAP: Hey Vsauce, Davi Calazans here.

  • @monkeybusiness673
    @monkeybusiness673 5 лет назад +93

    I have seen this proof maybe 50 times now, but no one gets as hyped as Michael. I love it! "OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS! IT'S EVEN!!!!"

  • @MaxWright7
    @MaxWright7 9 месяцев назад +2

    At about 16:00 he says "since an even number squared is even, then if b^2 is even then b must be even". That is using the implication in the wrong way.

    • @kyuta001
      @kyuta001 8 месяцев назад

      fr

    • @Adventurer-te8fl
      @Adventurer-te8fl 7 месяцев назад

      The reason why it’s ok is because in the assumption, he said that a and b are integers. But yes, if we didn’t know that b was an integer, it would be using the implication in the wrong way.

  • @badilostykes
    @badilostykes 7 месяцев назад +1

    Learning more info from RUclips in 17 minutes than my school can provide in an entire lesson, math edition

  • @UnknowingNeko
    @UnknowingNeko 4 года назад +1789

    Did I ask for this?
    Absolutely not
    Did I need this?
    Absolutely not
    Did I love this?
    Absolutely

    • @Tiernan422
      @Tiernan422 3 года назад +33

      Not

    • @rhymescheme1194
      @rhymescheme1194 3 года назад +9

      Did i need to tell this: Absolutely not
      Am i telling this: Absolutely
      I am your 111th like

    • @riooo8072
      @riooo8072 3 года назад +8

      i needed this

    • @shinygreninja4650
      @shinygreninja4650 3 года назад +5

      @Modar Bilal01 but first let us see, what is need...

    • @realeyes8199
      @realeyes8199 3 года назад +1

      I needed this

  • @stephendonovan9084
    @stephendonovan9084 4 года назад +840

    Me: I already know this proof, it’s pretty basic, I’ll just move on
    ...
    *clicks anyway*

    • @xxcsokixx
      @xxcsokixx 3 года назад +21

      Yup. I had to learn it when graduated from high school 3 years ago. Still nice to refresh your brain with some lovely smiling 'or is it' Michael.

    • @realbignoob1886
      @realbignoob1886 3 года назад +1

      I had to learn it in middle school...

    • @stephendonovan9084
      @stephendonovan9084 3 года назад +16

      @@can.of.beans101 It seems I did, good thing you remembered to write one for me. Thanks champ :)

    • @petrapinter349
      @petrapinter349 3 года назад +3

      @@stephendonovan9084 that comeback😳

    • @DrexYiii
      @DrexYiii 3 года назад

      OR IS IT BASIC?

  • @CombatRust
    @CombatRust Год назад +1

    always fun to rewatch these videos years later now i know more about mathematics and statistics and so on

    • @eduardogabrielify
      @eduardogabrielify 8 дней назад

      totally agree! watched this video years ago before going to college and its fun to rewatch and REALLY understand it now that im doing calculus 3

  • @sabinrawr
    @sabinrawr Год назад +1

    My favorite moment is when Michael finishes the proof. We all knew where this was going. Michael certainly knew where this was going. But that moment facial catharsis after drawing those final two underlines at 16:39 is the pure feeling of discover, understanding, and enlightenment.

    • @stratonikisporcia8630
      @stratonikisporcia8630 Год назад +1

      I mean Aristotle knew where this was going, and for reminder he didn't even know that the Earth was spinning around the Sun

  • @goodman9585
    @goodman9585 5 лет назад +177

    Hey Vsauce, Michael here. Vsauce is my main channel
    Or is it? 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

    • @RAHISTILLL
      @RAHISTILLL 5 лет назад +1

      Hahaha I love this comment

  • @goodman9585
    @goodman9585 5 лет назад +174

    Wait, Michael writes 8 as one circle on top of another.

    • @lordelmo6959
      @lordelmo6959 5 лет назад +8

      Let him live in peace with his circle 8.

    • @BertGrink
      @BertGrink 5 лет назад +28

      this reminds me of a joke i once read:
      two zeroes are trekking though the desert when they spot an eight under a palm; one zero says to the other: i can't understand how they can do it in this terrible heat.

    • @KenmoreChalfant
      @KenmoreChalfant 5 лет назад +1

      THERE ARE DOZENS OF US

    • @utube4204
      @utube4204 5 лет назад

      Normies

    • @eshan309
      @eshan309 5 лет назад +2

      Y O O O O W Z E R S

  • @JustAPersonWhoComments
    @JustAPersonWhoComments 8 месяцев назад +1

    I used to think the square root of 2 was just another number, but it turns out it's the sneakiest number of them all!

  • @wlockuz4467
    @wlockuz4467 Год назад

    Its been more than 10 years since I left my school, and this video made me understand why multiply becomes divide on the other side of the equation and vice versa. I was never told why just taught what.

  • @grandayy
    @grandayy 5 лет назад +2326

    Sorry if I'm dumb but I don't really get it. For me the proof Michael shows at 5:55 only proves that an even number squared always produces an even number, NOT that the square root of any even number is also an even number. For example the square root of 6 isn't an even number, since by definition an even number has to be an integer (not a fraction). And this kinda ruins the whole proof at the end in my mind. Pls help me out. Edit: Ok I finally get it, for those that are still confused I hope this clears it out (thanks to FlamingJM for making me understand it fully):
    The proofs at 5:55 indeed don't prove that the square root of any even number is also an even number, like I said. They just prove that all even integers squared produce even numbers, and all odd integers squared produce odd numbers. This means that IF the square root of an even number is an integer, then it must itself also be an even integer, (it can't be an odd integer since all odd integers squared produce odd numbers).
    In the final proof at the end, we know that a and b are integers (because numerators and denominators in a fraction are always integers after all). Therefore since by squaring either of them you get an even number, they themselves must also be even numbers.
    All of this means that if the square root of an even number is not an integer, then it must be an irrational number. Apparently this applies to odd numbers too. So the square roots of not just 2, but all other non-square numbers, are also irrational numbers. I only learned this now. Hope this helps. And as always, thanks for watching!

    • @TheUltimateDavyGravy
      @TheUltimateDavyGravy 5 лет назад +297

      the square root of 6 is also an irrational number, just like the square root of two, so you've basically just discovered the same contradiction that Michael uses to prove that the square root of two is irrational

    • @Capstfu
      @Capstfu 5 лет назад +57

      I thought we all knew that most even numbers have irrational square roots 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @FlamingJ999
      @FlamingJ999 5 лет назад +197

      Remember that he defined a and b to be integers. This means that a² and b² are squares of integers. While it is true that sqrt(a) is not necessarily an even integer if a is an even integer, we know that a is an integer, and we're squaring it to get a². So if a² is an even integer, we know that a (the integer that was squared to get a²) is also an even integer.

    • @jasonroyer9870
      @jasonroyer9870 5 лет назад +65

      He doesn't prove that the square root of an even number is even, but rather the square root of c^2 (where c represents an even number) is even, which is common sense: squaring and square root-ing cancel reach other out and oh my God you have over a million subs

    • @FlamingJ999
      @FlamingJ999 5 лет назад +46

      Another way to think about it is that, since he proved that all odd numbers squared are odd, and a² is even, then a is definitely not odd (he already defined a to be an integer) thus a is even.

  • @ythaenagor
    @ythaenagor 5 лет назад +1811

    the way Michael writes the number 8 is mildly infuriating

  • @looney1023
    @looney1023 Год назад +3

    One minor issue. The statement "a^2 is even implies a is even" doesn't follow from "a even implies a^2 even". It follows from the contrapositive of the statement "a odd implies a^2 odd".
    In this case it seems trivial but the phrasing comes off as "A implies B is true because B implies A is true", which in general is NOT logically true. Converses are not equivalent statements, but contrapositives are.

  • @addisonhudelson9505
    @addisonhudelson9505 8 месяцев назад

    Better energy than my college prof. Perfect example of proof by contradiction

  • @kennethirgendwas4616
    @kennethirgendwas4616 5 лет назад +179

    This is kind of a fusion of numberfile and vsauce
    And for some reason it is on DONG

  • @michaelbuckers
    @michaelbuckers 5 лет назад +797

    Dong status: fully expanded.

    • @the711devin4
      @the711devin4 5 лет назад +32

      Channel name “Dong”: fully retracted.

    • @remlo5482
      @remlo5482 5 лет назад +34

      D!NG*

    • @add852
      @add852 5 лет назад +18

      Mandela Effect at it's finest

    • @FrozakRL
      @FrozakRL 4 года назад

      Add 852 ??

    • @MrMan-np9jg
      @MrMan-np9jg 4 года назад

      @@remlo5482 r/woosh

  • @haydenhuss8758
    @haydenhuss8758 Год назад +1

    When he proved it at the end, I was so excited that I pumped my fist and said, "Yes! We did it!"

  • @danielortillo1696
    @danielortillo1696 Год назад +1

    I had no idea what this man was talking about but somehow i was entertained enough to watch the entire video

  • @plg2859
    @plg2859 4 года назад +243

    When you wake up on Monday and remember that you didn't do ur homework
    0:13

  • @yikes6758
    @yikes6758 5 лет назад +786

    i wish my math teachers were as engaging as you, god damn

    • @Tor.G
      @Tor.G 5 лет назад +25

      Math teachers are.. but they have to teach you both how to do, and why to do.... and a lot more than just one thing. Most of class would not be able to follow this anyway.

    • @HeroRaze
      @HeroRaze 5 лет назад +52

      it's hard to get your students' eyes to zoom in on your face at comedic moments

    • @shinydewott
      @shinydewott 5 лет назад +6

      Ryan G-P underrated comment

    • @jamesramirez0408
      @jamesramirez0408 5 лет назад +6

      0:12

    • @DavidDias7
      @DavidDias7 5 лет назад +2

      @@Tor.G why wouldn't they. While I agree there's a plan the theachers have to follow this is basic math, most youngsters out there would understand pretty quickly

  • @arsenvokrug4198
    @arsenvokrug4198 Год назад +4

    This is the video I would like to make myself. But, it could never be as good as this, so now I’m not going to bother!

  • @atmoshphere7120
    @atmoshphere7120 Год назад

    He is indeed one the of the best maths teacher I found while scorilling.

  • @KyrieFortune
    @KyrieFortune 4 года назад +2149

    Michael: writes 8 as two circles instead of a single interlocked line
    Everyone, while going through content aware scale: *YIKES*

    • @user-fs3ch6cc3j
      @user-fs3ch6cc3j 2 года назад +45

      8 as two circles are quite.. perfect to look at. You can replay the beginning to see that. Granted.. it can take a bit longer to move your wrist and draw the other circle than to do it in a continuous line :P

    • @Hugowtum
      @Hugowtum 2 года назад +1

      @@user-fs3ch6cc3j yeah, everytime i write an 8 there will always be a point coming out of it, that trigger me everytime, and i do it with a single line.

    • @noobeleman13ylonce69
      @noobeleman13ylonce69 2 года назад +2

      yikes

    • @scibanana3542
      @scibanana3542 Год назад +7

      I write my 8's as 2 circles.
      Just because it's not the most common way of doing so doesn't mean there's anything inherently wrong with it.

    • @traywor1615
      @traywor1615 Год назад +7

      What does it mean to be going through content aware scale?

  • @user-or9hk4uz7g
    @user-or9hk4uz7g 5 лет назад +171

    Michael: * says something *
    me : yes yes very good * stares intensely at t-shirt *

  • @Rurumeto
    @Rurumeto 7 месяцев назад +1

    I'm on a physics degree but somehow Vsauce michael is the first person to tell me the rational ratio name thing.

  • @carriersignal
    @carriersignal 2 месяца назад +1

    Now if only my math instructors in school could have explained things as thoroughly and with such enthusiasm, instead of just glossing over everything.

  • @torin1006
    @torin1006 5 лет назад +317

    I too enjoy binomial multiplication.

  • @youreyesarebleeding1368
    @youreyesarebleeding1368 3 года назад +3833

    God if every math teacher was like this everyone would have their Master's

    • @mikkihintikka7273
      @mikkihintikka7273 3 года назад +144

      yeah like in 40 years

    • @Jack-do5tq
      @Jack-do5tq 3 года назад +13

      @@mikkihintikka7273 lol

    • @padmanabanraghavendran3570
      @padmanabanraghavendran3570 3 года назад +91

      Yep , the video was just him explaining basic algebra most of the asians already learnt in 6th or 7th grade
      Idk about western education tho

    • @mikkihintikka7273
      @mikkihintikka7273 3 года назад +8

      @@padmanabanraghavendran3570 yep and they learn it in tenth of the time

    • @youreyesarebleeding1368
      @youreyesarebleeding1368 3 года назад +36

      @@padmanabanraghavendran3570 western education is optional beyond algebra and some geometry. Highschool usually has you take algebra 1 and 2, geometry, and trigonometry or pre calculus. After that, in college, a lot of degrees only require like... Calc 1 which is pretty easy, you learn derivatives, optimization, integrating, implicit derivatives, and stuff like that mostly.
      In some majors you have to take more, like I am a CS major and i have to take calc I, II, III, and then either calc IV or Matrix Algebra. If i take two extra math courses which i can easily do over summer or something, I will actually be able to get my minor in math. All engineering majors are about the same in that regard

  • @keyanchaudhri8569
    @keyanchaudhri8569 5 месяцев назад +7

    Why does vsauce write his 8 like that?

    • @bulamulafula3555
      @bulamulafula3555 Месяц назад

      Don’t question the sauce.

    • @shikharmishra3595
      @shikharmishra3595 18 дней назад

      i am pretty sure he calls us vsauce and himself micheal, you know, like in every video he says "hey vsauce, micheal here"

  • @1ec
    @1ec 7 месяцев назад

    "Ok one last video before sleep"
    The video:

  • @mudrams5015
    @mudrams5015 3 года назад +650

    Let’s just take a moment to appreciate how straight all of his lines are.

    • @oldmanjeffrey
      @oldmanjeffrey 2 года назад +21

      Those things were straighter than I am!
      But that’s not saying much.

    • @theAWPspammer
      @theAWPspammer 2 года назад +8

      @@oldmanjeffrey ayo

    • @ablemoo
      @ablemoo 2 года назад +4

      @@oldmanjeffrey 😏😏 okay daddy

  • @lonequester
    @lonequester 5 лет назад +78

    14:07 "Oh my goodness gracious"
    15:40 "Oh my goodness gracious"

  • @PranavBhagat-xv8ye
    @PranavBhagat-xv8ye 9 месяцев назад +1

    I just finished my chapter real numbers and learn about proving Irrational and RUclips recommendations this to me

  • @evellium8037
    @evellium8037 10 месяцев назад

    This is my favorite video put out by Michael and I have no idea why.

  • @bugjams
    @bugjams 4 года назад +905

    Micheal: Do you know what an even and an odd number are?
    Me: I do!
    Micheal: ...or do you?
    Me: 😦😦😦

    • @sickomode2761
      @sickomode2761 4 года назад +6

      Alex Baldwin how did you spell it wrong twice

    • @bugjams
      @bugjams 4 года назад +7

      @@sickomode2761
      Micheal? That's how autocorrect tells me to spell it. :(

    • @mariafe7050
      @mariafe7050 4 года назад +4

      Alex Baldwin Can you turn off autocorrect?

    • @platypuschallenger
      @platypuschallenger 4 года назад +2

      Spelled 'Michael'

    • @sharkronical
      @sharkronical 4 года назад +2

      It's Mikál

  • @RedRookChannel
    @RedRookChannel 5 лет назад +240

    I find the lack of brown paper confusing

    • @ghking31
      @ghking31 5 лет назад +2

      👍👍🏼👍

    • @anishmaharjank
      @anishmaharjank 5 лет назад

      go up

    • @amritpalsinghdhir3066
      @amritpalsinghdhir3066 5 лет назад

      @@anishmaharjank please don't tell me I was the only one to get it

    • @anishmaharjank
      @anishmaharjank 5 лет назад

      lots of ppl gets it, lots more dont

    • @epicstimulus282
      @epicstimulus282 5 лет назад +5

      Sorry, but us numberphile fans prefer brown paper, but srsly, who gives a damn

  • @rizz5228
    @rizz5228 Год назад

    Learned this in my discrete math class my last semester. Had to prove a lot of things like this such as there are infinitely many primes. That one is similar to this problem

  • @satvikgupta6303
    @satvikgupta6303 2 месяца назад +1

    "Or is it?" always gets me fr

  • @Pxxnks
    @Pxxnks 5 лет назад +1663

    *Y O W S E R S*

    • @dippin4dots
      @dippin4dots 5 лет назад +96

      *Y O W S E T T E*

    • @kultiplexify
      @kultiplexify 5 лет назад +36

      YIKES

    • @Pxxnks
      @Pxxnks 5 лет назад +7

      Dippin'Dots ok now this is e p i c

    • @lemonice
      @lemonice 5 лет назад +27

      *Z* *O* *I* *N* *K* *S*

    • @meiji..
      @meiji.. 5 лет назад +3

      @@dippin4dots oof