Hank is incorrect because square roots of perfect squares are rational. The square root of 25 is 5, which is a rational number since it can be expressed as a fraction (5/1).
Hank said v25 is irrational because it is a square root. Why is he incorrect?
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• Hank is incorrect because square roots of perfect squares are rational.
• Hank is incorrect because the decimal expansion of v25 is a repeating decimal.
• Hank is incorrect because v25 = 5.5.
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