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QuizMultiple Choice
Exploring Real Numbers
Question 1 of 10 • (AG Q1) Keystone Algebra 1 Block: 26-27 (DDiamond)
Sam said the square root of a rational number must be a rational number. Jenna disagreed. She said that it is possible that the square root of a rational number can be irrational. Who is correct and why?
Answer
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Jenna is correct because all square roots are irrational numbers.B
Sam is correct because all square roots of rational numbers are rational. An example is .
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Jenna is correct because not all square roots are rational. An example is
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Sam is correct because the properties of square roots state that the square root of a rational number is a rational number.