According to the Closure Property, which of these sums results in a rational number?(1 point)

Responses

0.643892553…+34
0.643892553 dot dot dot plus Start Fraction 3 over 4 End Fraction

π+4–√
pi plus Start Root 4 End Root

36−−√+221−−−√
Start Root 36 End Root plus Start Root 221 End Root

0.6¯¯¯¯+910

3 answers

To determine which of the sums results in a rational number, we need to evaluate each expression:

  1. \(0.643892553... + 34\): The number \(0.643892553...\) is a non-repeating decimal and thus an irrational number. The sum of an irrational number and a rational number (34) is irrational, so this expression does not yield a rational number.

  2. \(\pi + 4 - \sqrt{4}\): Here, \(\pi\) is an irrational number, \(4\) is rational, and \(\sqrt{4} = 2\) is rational. Therefore, the expression simplifies to \(\pi + 4 - 2 = \pi + 2\), which is still irrational because the sum of an irrational number and a rational number is irrational. Thus, this does not yield a rational number.

  3. \(\sqrt{36} + \sqrt{221}\): The square root of \(36\) is \(6\), which is rational, but \(\sqrt{221}\) is irrational (since \(221\) is not a perfect square). The sum \(6 + \sqrt{221}\) will be irrational (as the sum of a rational and an irrational number is irrational). So this does not yield a rational number.

  4. \(0.6\overline{6} + \frac{9}{10}\): The number \(0.6\overline{6}\) is a repeating decimal, which is rational (it can be expressed as \( \frac{2}{3} \)). The fraction \(\frac{9}{10}\) is also rational. The sum of two rational numbers is rational. Thus, \(0.6\overline{6} + \frac{9}{10}\) results in a rational number.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

\(0.6\overline{6} + \frac{9}{10}\) results in a rational number.

In the proof that ab+cd
, where a, b, c, and d are integers and b and d are non-zero, explain why ad+bcbd
is a rational number.(1 point)
Responses

By the Closure Property, ad+bc
and bd
are both integers, and so ad+bcbd
is a quotient of two integers.
By the Closure Property, A d plus b c and b d are both integers, and so the fraction with numerator A d plus b c and denominator b d is a quotient of two integers.

By the Closure Property, a quotient of imaginary numbers is a rational number.
By the Closure Property, a quotient of imaginary numbers is a rational number.

By the Closure Property, ad+bcbd
reduces to a whole number, which is a subset of rational numbers.
By the Closure Property, the fraction with numerator A d plus b c and denominator b d reduces to a whole number, which is a subset of rational numbers.

By the Closure Property, ad+bc
and bd
are both quotients of integers, and so ad+bcbd
is a quotient of two integers.
The sum of two rational numbers is always(1 point)
Responses

zero.
zero.

irrational.
irrational.

rational.
rational.

radical.