Question

Find the product of √5 and 1/6 What type of number is it? (1 point)

0.37; a rational number

0.3726 ... ; an irrational number

2.4027 ...; an irrational number

2.40; a rational number

C

Answer 1

(√5)/6 ≈ 0.372677996... — this is irrational.

Reason: √5 is irrational and dividing it by the nonzero rational 6 yields an irrational number. (Choose the 0.3726...; an irrational number option.)