I'm the product of square root 12 and 5/6 what type of number is it

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To find the product of \(\sqrt{12}\) and \(\frac{5}{6}\), we start by simplifying \(\sqrt{12}\):

\[ \sqrt{12} = \sqrt{4 \times 3} = \sqrt{4} \times \sqrt{3} = 2\sqrt{3} \]

Now, we can multiply \(2\sqrt{3}\) by \(\frac{5}{6}\):

\[ 2\sqrt{3} \times \frac{5}{6} = \frac{2 \times 5}{6} \times \sqrt{3} = \frac{10}{6} \sqrt{3} = \frac{5}{3} \sqrt{3} \]

Now let's analyze the number \(\frac{5}{3} \sqrt{3}\):

  1. \(\sqrt{3}\) is an irrational number, meaning it cannot be expressed as a fraction.
  2. When you multiply a rational number (\(\frac{5}{3}\)) by an irrational number (\(\sqrt{3}\)), the result is also an irrational number.

Thus, the product of \(\sqrt{12}\) and \(\frac{5}{6}\), which is \(\frac{5}{3} \sqrt{3}\), is an irrational number.