SOLUTION: Suppose a is a whole number and b is an irrational number. Is it possible for the broduct of ab to be a rational number?

SOLUTION: Suppose a is a whole number and b is an irrational number. Is it possible for the broduct of ab to be a rational number?

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Question 95763: Suppose a is a whole number and b is an irrational number. Is it possible for the broduct of ab to be a rational number?
Answer by HyperBrain(694) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It is possible if and only if because , a rational number

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