Question

The product of a multiplication problem is √225
. What do you know about the factors?(1 point)
Responses

They are both rational because the product is rational.
They are both rational because the product is rational.

At least one factor is irrational because the product is irrational.
At least one factor is irrational because the product is irrational.

It cannot be predicted based on the information given.
It cannot be predicted based on the information given.

One factor is rational, but the other is irrational.

Answer 1

√225 = 15, which is rational. But you cannot tell the types of the factors from that alone.

Examples:
- Both rational: 3 × 5 = 15.
- Both irrational: (5√3) × (√3) = 5·3 = 15.

So the correct choice is: "It cannot be predicted based on the information given."