SOLUTION: The square root of a whole number that is not a perfect square is a(an)__________number?

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Question 439865: The square root of a whole number that is not a perfect square is a(an)__________number?
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, Alan3354:
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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If we take the square root of a perfect square we would get the original factor (whole number) as the answer.
so, the square root of a whole number that is not a perfect square will have infinitely many decimal digits in its
square root
and it will be a(an)__decimal__number

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):