SOLUTION: is the squre root of 42 a rational or irrational number?

Question 632152: is the squre root of 42 a rational or irrational number?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
$\LARGE \sqrt{42} \approx 6.48074069840787...$

So $\LARGE \sqrt{42} \approx 6.48074069840787...$ is irrational (since the decimal portion doesn't terminate or repeat)

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