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Why isn’t the square root of 5 a rational number? answer asap please

Why isn’t the square root of 5 a rational number? answer asap please
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Why isn’t the square root of 5 a rational number? answer asap please

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It isn’t a rational number because it is a decimal that never ends. An irrational number is a number that can’t be expressed as a fraction and doesn’t terminate. A number whose square root can’t be found exactly is irrational.
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