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Question
Classify the following numbers as rational or irrational:
`2-sqrt5`
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Solution
`2-sqrt5`
2 is a rational number, and `sqrt5` is an irrational number.
Therefore, `2-sqrt5` is an irrational number.
∴ The difference of a rational number and an irrational number is irrational.
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