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given a rectangle of length a and width b if A and B are both rational numbers would the perimeter be irrational or rational? Give an example choosing your own values for a and b

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The perimeter would be rational due to both the width and length being rational numbers. A rational number is a number that can be written as a fraction such as 8 it can be written as 8/1, but a irrational would be a decimal number which in this case there would be none because both length and width is rational number. For example, Lets say the width is 8 and the length is 10. once both are written into fraction form such as 8/1 and 10/1 we add them to get a perimeter of 18.
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