Determine if square root of, 49, end square root

Question

49
​
is rational or irrational and give a reason for your answer.
Answer
Attempt 2 out of 2

The number square root of, 49, end square root
49
​
is
rational
because
it is a decimal that repeats

Answer 1

Sorry, but that's not quite correct. The square root of 49 is a whole number, 7. So it is actually rational because it can be expressed as the ratio of two integers (7/1).