The square root of 42 is an irrational number
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No because 11/42 is a rational number
Sqrt(42) cannot be simplified.
42 42X42=1764
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, a2 +b2=c2 where c is the hypotenuse. So if we say that the legs are equal to 4 cm and 5 cm respectively we can rewrite the equation 42+52=c2 -> 16+25=41=c2 so then, c= the square root of 41, which is an irrational number.
Most numbers are real numbers, but they are called that to distinguish them from imaginary ones. The best example of an imaginery number is the square root of minus 1. This is not a possibility.