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Question
`sqrt(15)/sqrt(3)` is written in the form `p/q, q ≠ 0` and so it is a rational number.
Options
True
False
MCQ
True or False
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Solution
This statement is False.
Explanation:
`sqrt(15)/sqrt(3) = sqrt(5 xx 3)/sqrt(3)`
= `(sqrt(5) xx sqrt(3))/sqrt(3)`
= `sqrt(5)`, which is an irrational number.
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Chapter 1: Number Systems - Exercise 1.2 [Page 6]
