SOLUTION: An irrational number is a real number within a radical sign. Is that sometimes,always, or never? Explain.

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Question 336806: An irrational number is a real number within a radical sign. Is that sometimes,always, or never? Explain.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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The statement is sometimes true as numbers like sqrt%282%29 and sqrt%287%29 are definitely irrational, but so are numbers like pi (roughly 3.14) and e (roughly 2.718).


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