Question

The solutions to the second example were ___________.
Responses
A rationalrational
B irrational

Answer 1

I don’t have the “second example” you mean. Please paste the example (equation or expression) and I’ll pick A or B and show why.

If it’s a quadratic ax^2+bx+c with rational coefficients, here’s the quick test:
- Compute the discriminant D = b^2 − 4ac.
- If D is a nonnegative perfect square (of a rational), the roots are rational (A).
- If D is nonnegative but not a perfect square, the roots are irrational (B).
- If D < 0 the roots are complex (neither rational nor irrational in the real-number sense).

Give the example and I’ll determine which choice is correct.