Question:
Is square root of 1.6875 a rational number ?
Answer:
Square root of 1.6875 a rational number is not a rational number
Solution:
Given that we have to find square root of 1.6875 and determine if it is rational number or not
Let us first find square root of 1.6875
[tex]\sqrt{1.6875} = 1.29903810568[/tex]
Let us understand about rational number
A rational number is a number that can be expressed as a fraction (ratio) in the form [tex]\frac{p}{q}[/tex] where p and q are integers and q is not zero.
When a rational number fraction is divided to form a decimal value, it becomes a terminating or repeating decimal.
So the number 1.29903810568 is not a rational number
In other words we can say,
Only the square roots of square numbers are rational. Here 1.6875 is not a perfect square. So it is not rational number