document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=502650>Question 502650</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Instructions: Determine if each conditional is true.  If false, give a counterexample.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Problem: If you multiply two irrational numbers, the product is irrational.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Will you also please explain to me what an irrational number is? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #338907 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=338907\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An irrational number is a number that cannot be represented as a ratio of two integers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The conditional statement is false. For example, sqrt(2) and 1/sqrt(2) are irrational, but their product is 1 (a rational number). </SPAN>\n" );
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