141k views
2 votes
Sam said the square root of a rational number must be a rational number. Jenna disagreed. She said that it is possible that the square root of a rational number can be irrational. Who is correct and why?

User Jeffox
by
8.4k points

1 Answer

5 votes
jenna is correct
take √2 for example
that is irrational
since 1 example disproves it, sam is wrong and jenna is right
User Michael Jungo
by
7.7k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories