is irrational because it is a square root. Why is he incorrect?
(1 point)
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Hank is incorrect because a square root is always rational.
Hank is incorrect because a square root is always rational.
Hank is incorrect because square roots of perfect squares are rational.
Hank is incorrect because square roots of perfect squares are rational.
Hank is incorrect because 25−−√=5.5
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Hank is incorrect because square root of 25 is equal to 5 point 5.
Hank is incorrect because the decimal expansion of 25−−√
is a repeating decimal.
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Hank is incorrect because square roots of perfect squares are rational.
In this case, the square root of 25 is 5, which is a rational number (it can be expressed as a fraction, such as \(5/1\)). Therefore, his statement that \( \sqrt{25} \) is irrational is not accurate.
