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Let a be a rational number and b be an irrational number. Is a+b rational or irrational? Please HALP
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Let a be a rational number and b be an irrational number. Is a+b rational or irrational?

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when you add a rational number to an irrational number, the result will have the same infinite non periodical decimal part, so the new number will be irrational as well.
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