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19.7 1. Jake found the hypotenuse of a right triangle to be an irrational number. Which of the following could be the number he found? O√16 O 12/13 O √2 k​

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Answer:

√2

Explanation:

An irrational number is one that cannot be expressed as p/q where both p and q are integers

Square roots of numbers which do not result in an integer are irrational

So it is the last choice √2

User Henley Wing Chiu
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