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Find & Explain an irrational number between 7.7 and 7.9
PLEASE explain the equation that shows it is an irrational number.
I want every single step

User MKMohanty
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The square root of 62 is correct because it is 7.87400787 going on forever

This is the answer because to be rational it needs to not repeat itself and this decimal does not

I hope this has helped :)

User Cmather
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√62 is your answer

√62 = 7.87400787... (continuing)

hope this helps

User Ozum Safa
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