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Question
State with reason, whether the following is a surd.
`sqrt(0.04004000400004...)`
Give Reasons
Sum
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Solution
`sqrt(0.04004000400004...)` is a surd
Reason:
The decimal 0.04004000400004... is non-terminating and non-repeating, so it sirational.
Its square root is also irrational and in root form, so the expression is a surd.
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Chapter 1: Rational and Irrational Numbers - EXERCISE 1C [Page 15]
