Question

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)
Responses

A) No, radicals always simplify to integers, so they are rational.

B) Yes, radicals can’t be simplified, so they must be irrational.

C) No, some radicals simplify to rational numbers.

D) Yes, radicals are irrational.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

C) No, some radicals simplify to rational numbers.

For example, the square root of 4 is 2, which is a rational number. Therefore, not all expressions involving radicals result in irrational sums.