Question

Which is an irrational number?

3.5
square root of 36
square root of 48
37/100

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
An irrational number is a number that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction or as a ratio of two integers. Among the options you provided:

1. **3.5** is a rational number (it can be expressed as \( \frac{7}{2} \)).
2. **Square root of 36** is \( 6 \), which is also a rational number.
3. **Square root of 48** equals \( 4\sqrt{3} \), which is an irrational number because \( \sqrt{3} \) cannot be expressed as a simple fraction.
4. **37/100** is a rational number.

Thus, the irrational number from the options given is the **square root of 48**.

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