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If a number is not a perfect square is it rational or irrational? EX: the square root of 5

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The answer is irrational
User Petru Zaharia
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a non perfect square root could be either; rational means that the number ends and can be written as a fraction or ratio; irrational means that it never ends and so it can't be written as either
generally they are irrational though
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