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Identify square root of 2 as either rational or irrational, and approximate to the tenth place

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The square root of 2 is irrational.

If we approximate it, it is roughly 1.4. However, if you put square root of 2 into a calculator, you do not get a terminating decimal. As a result, it is irrational.

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