It is clearly true that rational numbers are dense, because for rational numbers a and b with a<b, there is a rational number (a+b)/2. Furthermore this dense property of rational numbers is satisfied in real numbers.
If a and b are real numbers with a<b, then there is a rational number p/q such that a<p/q<b.
It is said that rational numbers are dense in real numbers. That is, between any different two real numbers, there is a rational number.
[wrong answer]
For any rational number q>0, qa<qb. As real numbers are dense, there is a p such that
qa<p<qb
Therefore,
a<\frac{p}{q}<b
But, we are not able to state assertively that p and p/q are rational numbers.
[almost sure]
On Archimedean property " na>b ", let a be b-a, b be 1, and n be q. Then,
q(b-a)>1
In this form a and b are real numbers and q is a integer number. Next, if we choose p be a smallest integer number such that p>qa, then p-1\leq qa. Hence, as
qa<p\leq qa+1<qa+q(b-a)=qb,
if we divide above all sides by q, then we get the equation which would be hoped. Obviously, p/q is a rational number.
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