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Which number is a rational number?A. √3B. √36C. √7D. π

Which number is a rational number?A. √3B. √36C. √7D. π-example-1
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We have to identify the rational number.

Any number that can be expressed as a fraction is a rational number.

In this case the options are:

A. The square root of 3. This does not have a solution with finite number of decimals, so it can not be expressed as a fraction. Then, it is not rational.

B. The square root of 36, unlike the square root of 3, does have a rational solution: 6. So the square root of 36 is a rational number.

C. The square root of 7. This does not have a solution with finite number of decimals, so it can not be expressed as a fraction. Then, it is not rational.

D. The number π has an infinite number of decimals, so it can not be represented as a fraction. Thn, it is not a rational number.

nswer: O√36 [ption B]

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