The operation between a rational and a irrational number that results in a rational number is a multiplication, hence the expression ab could represent a rational number.
<h3>What are rational and irrational numbers?</h3>
If a number can be represented by a fraction, it is rational, otherwise, it is irrational.
The addition/subtraction of a rational and an irrational numbers is irrational, while the multiplication is rational, hence the expression ab could represent a rational number.
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