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  • 03-04-2018
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Jillian said /25 is irrational because it is a square root. Why is she incorrect?

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rpband00
rpband00 rpband00
  • 03-04-2018
Hi there,

Jillian made a wrong assumption because even though this is a square root, this is a perfect square root simplifying to 5. And 5 is not an irrational number.

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IntelligentClockwork
IntelligentClockwork IntelligentClockwork
  • 03-04-2018
 Jillian is incorrect because this is a square root simplifying to 5, and as mentioned 5 isn't an irrational number.
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