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Because there is no number of the form x = p/q where p and q are integers such that x-squared = 2.

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Q: Why is square root of two an irrational number?
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Is the product of two irrational numbers always an irrational number?

No. The square root of two is an irrational number. If you multiply the square root of two by the square root of two, you get two which is a rational number.


Can multiplying two irrational numbers give you an irrational number?

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Can the square of an irrational number be rational?

The answer to this question confuses me. The square root of two is an irrational number, so obviously if the square root of two is squared it becomes two which is a rational number. Thinking of it that way then the answer is yes, the square of an irrational number can be a rational number. But . . . You had to know beforehand that the irrational number was the square root of another number. If you start out with an irrational number such as Pi you cannot square it because you cannot know the entire number in order to square it.


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Is the square root of any whole number an integer ar an irrational number?

Some square roots of whole numbers are integers, some of them are irrational numbers. The square root of four for instance is a rational number, 2. The square root of two however is an irrational number, approximately 1.414211356.


What are two integers for the square root of 31?

The square root of 31 is an irrational number and so there are no integers for it.


Are irrational addition numbers closed under the closure property?

No. For example, the square root of two plus (minus the square root of two) = 0, which is not an irrational number.


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Will you always get an irrational number when you multiply two irrational numbers if no provide a counterexample?

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Usually they are. More specifically, if you take the square root of a positive integer, there are only two possibilities:* If you take the square root of a perfect square, you get a whole number. * In all other cases, you get an irrational number.


What type of number is the square root of two?

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The difference of two irrational numbers is an irrattinal number?

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