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The product is still irrational. Proof by contradiction:
Let X and Y be an element of Q (the set of rational numbers). Thus xy can be written in the form p/q, where p, q are an element of Z (the set of integers), and q is NOT zero. Since X is rational (given in question), it can be written as r/s. Again, r,s are elements of Z and s is not equal to zero.
This gives Y=ps/qr, which is also an element of Q (rationals). However, we know that Y is not rational (given in the question), hence this is the contradiction. Hence the product of a rational and an irrational is irrational.
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