SOLUTION: "Are all square roots irrational numbers?"

Question 84767: "Are all square roots irrational numbers?"
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20059) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"Are all square roots irrational numbers?"
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No because
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= 2 which is rational.
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= 5 which is rational.
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= which is rational.
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However many are irrational, such as
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which has decimal approximation 1.414213562373...
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and the decimal never repeats a block of digits.
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Same for which has decimal approximation 3.162277660168...
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and this decimal also never repeats a block of digits.
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But the answer to your question is no, many square roots are rational.
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Edwin
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