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106.43 Another proof of ex/y being irrational

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2022

Sourangshu Ghosh
Sourangshu Ghosh*
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Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India e-mail: sourangshug123@gmail.com
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 106 , Issue 567 , November 2022 , pp. 523 - 525
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