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.
The square of a rational number can be either rational or irrational. However, the square of an irrational number is always irrational.
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irrational
It is an irrational number
It is an irrational number
The square root of 29 is an irrational number.
The square of a rational number can be either rational or irrational. However, the square of an irrational number is always irrational.
4.6 is rational.
The square root of 1.44 is 1.2 which is a rational number
It is irrational. * The square root of any positive integer, except of a perfect square, is irrational. * The product of an irrational number and a rational number (except zero) is irrational.
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irrational
It is an irrational number
It is an irrational number
It is irrational.
[ square root of (4.1) ] is irrational. But [ square root of (4) ] is rational.
Irrational Number