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Is √35 rational or irrational

User Kubbing
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Answer:

see below

Explanation:

sqrt35 is irrational since by the definition of rational: able to be expressed as a whole number or a fraction.

sqrt35 is approximatly 5.91607978. which is not able to be a whole number or a fraction

thus sqrt35 is irrational

User Shivendra
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Answer:

Irrational

Explanation:

It can not be square rooted, the closest squared number to 35 is 36. The square root of 36 is 6 as 6x6= 3.

Therefore it is irrational.

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