No, it cannot. The product of a rational and irrational is always irrational. And half a number is equivalent to multiplication by 0.5
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10.01 is a rational number
Rational
Such a product is always irrational - unless the rational number happens to be zero.
The sum of a rational and irrational number must be an irrational number.
rational * irrational = irrational.