Question

Sam said the square root of a rational number must be a rational number. Jenna disagreed. She said that it is possible that the square root of a rational number can be irrational. Who is correct and why?

Answer 1

c Jenna is correct because not all square roots are rational.

Explanation:

Answer 2

 Sam is incorrect. A rational number can be positive, negative, a decimal, or a fraction. The square root of negative four is not a rational number. It is irrational. So Jenna is correct.