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The sum of a rational number and an irrational number?
A. Is a rational number
B. Is undefined
C. Is a rational number
D. Cannot be determined without more information

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Answer:

Is irrational

Step-by-step explanation:

Let [tex]r[/tex] be a rational number, and [tex]i[/tex] be an irrational number. If their sum were rational, say [tex]q[/tex], then we'd have

[tex]r+i=q \iff i=q-r[/tex]

but [tex]q-r[/tex] is the difference between two rational numbers, and thus a rational number. But it also equals [tex]i[/tex], which is irrational by hypothesis. Since we have a contradiction, we conclude that the sum of a rational and an irrational can't be rational.

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