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Question
Classify the following number as rational or irrational:
`1/sqrt2`
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Solution
`1/sqrt2`
1(≠0) is a rational and `sqrt2` is an irrational number.
Therefore, `1/sqrt2` is an irrational number.
∴ The quotient of rational and irrational numbers is an irrational number.
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