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Why is the square root of 32 irrational

Why is the square root of 32 irrational
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Why is the square root of 32 irrational

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Its irrational because a number times itself does not equaly go into 32 pluse the decimals behind it are not finite. The square root of 32 cannot be written as a ratio nor a fraction
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because it continues on forever and also it can not be expressed as a ration as numbers like .5 can 
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