SOLUTION: Is the square root of 5 a rational number?
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Question 917931: Is the square root of 5 a rational number?
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Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
is a rational number, is
Answer by Hawksfan(61) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
no, square root of 5 is not a rational number
square root of 4 is 2; this is rational
square root of 9 is 3; this is rational
therefore the square root of 5 is between 2 and 3
it becomes a decimal and is irrational
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