SOLUTION: To which subset of the real numbers does the square root of 2 belong? My choices are: irrational rational integer whole

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Question 485009: To which subset of the real numbers does the square root of 2 belong?
My choices are:
irrational rational integer whole
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Can we write sqrt%282%29 as a fraction of two integers? The answer is no. So this means that sqrt%282%29 is irrational.