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Mia says that anytime there is a radical in an addition expression, it automatically has an irrational number as the sum. Is she correct? (1 point ) Yes, radicals are irrational No, some radicals simplify to rational numbers Yes, radicals can't be simplified , so they must be irrational No, radicals always simplify to integers , so they are rational

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2 months ago

Mia is incorrect. The correct answer is: **No, some radicals simplify to rational numbers.**

For example, the square root of 4 is a radical that simplifies to 2, which is a rational number. Therefore, not all expressions with radicals necessarily result in an irrational number when added.