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17 is a Prime number with no factors other than itself and 1 therefore minus square root of 17 is an irrational number.
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How can you tell whether a square root of a whole number is rational or irrational?
If the whole number is a perfect square, its square root is rational. If not, it's not.
Is the square root of 4 irrational or rational?
It is rational. The root of a perfect square, such as 4, is rational; the root of any positive integer that is not a perfect square is an irrational number.
Is the square root of 13 irrational or rational?
The square root of 13 is irrational. All square roots of whole numbers are irrational unless the number is a perfect square.
Is the square root of 10 rational or irrational?
Square root of 10 is irrational.
Is the square root of 29 a rational number integer whole number or an irrational number?
The square root of 29 is an irrational number.
Is 1 plus the square root of 7 rational or irrational?
The square root of any positive integer can only be a WHOLE NUMBER or IRRATIONAL, so the square root of 7 is irrational.On the other hand, the sum of a rational and an irrational number is always irrational.
Is the square root of 4.1 a rational or irrational number?
[ square root of (4.1) ] is irrational. But [ square root of (4) ] is rational.
Is the square root of 5 an integer a rational number an irrational number or a whole number?
Irrational.
Is the square root of thirteen an integer rational number irrational number or whole number?
irrational
Is the square root of 20 rational?
Try taking the square root. The square root of a positive integer can only be: * A whole number, in which case it is of course rational, or * Irrational.
Is The square root of 0.151 rational or irrational?
The square roots are irrational.
Is the square root of 45 rational or irrational?
It is irrational
