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Which number is irrational?

A. 0.454545...
B. square root of 5
C. 0.777...
D. 0.3
is it square root of 5?

User OBWANDO
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Yes, it is B.

You can express the others as fractions, but not the square root of 5.
User Andreskwan
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irrational numbers are number that can't be written in a/b form where a and b are integers and b≠0


if it repeats, it can be written as a fraction
if it terminates, it can also be written as a fraction

if you have a square root that doesn't simplify nicely, we assume it to be irrational

so

A. 0.454545=45/99
B. irrational
C. 7/9
D. 3/10



yep, it's √5
User Teftin
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