Are the square roots of all positive integers irrational? If not, give an example of the square root of a number that is a rational number.

Asked by Vishal kumar | 2 years ago |  236

1 Answer

Solution :-

  • Square root of every positive integer will not yield an integer. (Eg: \( \sqrt2,\sqrt3,\sqrt{6...}\) ) which are called irrational numbers.

But \( \sqrt 4\) is 2, which is an integer.

Therefore, we conclude that square root of every positive integer is not an irrational number.

Answered by Shivani Kumari | 2 years ago

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