SOLUTION: Is the square root of 61 rational or irrational

Question 1121314: Is the square root of 61 rational or irrational
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Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It is irrational; 61 is prime and does not have a square root that can be written as a fraction of two integers. Being prime is a tip off it will be irrational but many non prime numbers have irrational square roots, like 15, 35, 8, 6...
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Is the square root of 61 rational or irrational

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