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Is 7sqrt(-12) rational or irrational, why?

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Explanation:

Neither. Rational and irrational numbers are part of the real number system. You cannot take the square root of a negative number and get a real number. If this was simplified, it would be


14i√(3)

which is an imaginary number, not a real number.

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