Question

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Is √36 a rational number?

I think it is because 6*6 = 36 but i want to be sure

Answer 1

you are saying sqrt(36) is therefore 6

and 6 is 6/1

6 is an integer
1 is an integer

Do you know what the definition of rational number is?

Answer 2

I would like to know need's definition of rational number

Answer 3

If you are going to say the answer, at least give an explanation of why you are saying it is that answer.

Answer 4

A rational number usually only has one number and not a whole bunch of number

Answer 5

Numbers*

Answer 6

Any number that can be made by dividing one integer by another that is the defenition

Answer 7

A rational number is any number that can be expressed as an integer divided by an integer.

Answer 8

of course the bottom integer cannot be zero

Answer 9

5/3 is a rational
6/7 is a rational
3/5 is a rational
7/6 is a rational
1 is a rational (ex, 1/1)
0 is a rational (ex, 0/1)
-5 is a rational
-1/5 is a rational


sqrt(2) is not a rational

Answer 10

thanks

Answer 11

also another example is .5525 because this can be expressed as 5525/10000
which is also an integer over an integer
so .5525 is a rational also

Answer 12

thank you so much! you helped a lot