Asked by Nico

Which of the following addition problems yields a sum that is an irrational number?

A. 2/3 + 9/7

B. 3/2 + 2✓5

C. ✓4+1

D. 11/3 + 2/17

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
B

Reason: √4 = 2, and the fractions in A and D are rational. 3/2 is rational but 2√5 is irrational (√5 is irrational), and a rational plus an irrational is irrational, so 3/2 + 2√5 is irrational.