SOLUTION: is the square root of 11 a natural whole interger rational or irrational number?

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Question 639225: is the square root of 11 a natural whole interger rational or irrational number?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(28595) About Me  (Show Source):
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You CANNOT write 11 in the form of x%5E2 where 'x' is some integer. So it is an irrational number

You can see this because sqrt%2811%29+=+3.3166247903554 approximately, and the decimal digits go on forever without repeating a specific pattern.