document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974043>Question 974043</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a and b are irrational numbers, do you agree that a�b, ab, and b/a(with a not equal to 0) are always irrational numbers? Why? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #802139 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><B>CubeyThePenguin(3113)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><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=CubeyThePenguin><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=802139\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a and b are irrational, so they cannot be written in the form p/q for integers p and q.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + b, ab, and b/a are always irrational, because if the parts cannot be written as rational numbers, then the total will not be able to be written as one. </SPAN>\n" );
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