which of the following statements is true? a) both the square root of 0.25 and -the square root of 16 are irrational. b) the square root of 0.25 is rational and -the square root of 16 is irrational c) both the square root of 0.25 and -the square root of 16 are rational d) the square root of 0.25 is irrational and -the square root of 16 is rational
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The answer is C because the only time a square root is irrational is if it is a negative like -16 it is irrational because you can’t have 4^2=4*-4