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Are these numbers rational or irrational? -7 √10 (square root of 10) √16 (square root of 16) 52% 1.235 1. Rational 2. Irrational​

Are these numbers rational or irrational? -7 √10 (square root of 10) √16 (square root-example-1

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Explanation:

remember what a rational number is ?

any number that can be expressed by a/b, with a and b being integer numbers, and b different to 0.

so,

-7 = -7/1 rational

sqrt(10) irrational, because there is no rational number that multiplied by itself is 10.

sqrt(16) = sqrt(4×4) = 4 = 4/1 rational

52% = 52/100 rational

1.235 = 1235/1000 rational

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