Asked by kenneth

A square rug has an area 90 ftsquared. Write the side length as a square root. Then decide if the side length is a rational number.
Question content area bottom
Part 1
The rug has side length
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StartRoot 90 EndRoot
StartRoot 180 EndRoot
180
90
ft.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Side length = √90 ft.
Simplified: √90 = √(9·10) = 3√10 ft.
Since √10 is not a rational (10 is not a perfect square), 3√10 is irrational.