Mia says that anytime there is a radical in an addition expression, it automatically has an irrational number as the sum. Is she correct?(1 point)

Question

Responses

No, some radicals simplify to rational numbers.
No, some radicals simplify to rational numbers.

No, radicals always simplify to integers, so they are rational.
No, radicals always simplify to integers, so they are rational.

Yes, radicals can’t be simplified, so they must be irrational.
Yes, radicals can’t be simplified, so they must be irrational.

Yes, radicals are irrational.

Answer 1

Mia is not correct. The correct response is:

No, some radicals simplify to rational numbers.

For example, √4 = 2, which is a rational number. Therefore, it is not always true that the sum of terms involving radicals is irrational.