SOLUTION: Is 1/2+√2 rational or irrational? In general what can you say about the sum of rational and irrational numbers?

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Question 693832: Is 1/2+√2 rational or irrational? In general what can you say about the sum of rational and irrational numbers?
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1%2F2 is rational
sqrt%282%29 is irrational
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%281%2F2%29%2Bsqrt%282%29 is irrational.
In general, rational plus irrational yields irrational
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