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3 years ago

jacinta says that the product of a positive and negative rational number is always irrational. explain her error.

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____ [38]3 years ago

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It is incorrect because 20 + (-2) = 18, which is rational.

TiliK225 [7]3 years ago

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<h2>Answer with explanation:</h2>

She is incorrect with her statement.

We know that a product of two rational numbers is always a rational number no matter they are positive or negative.

Whereas the product of a non-zero rational number and a irrational number is always a irrational number.

The<u> example </u>which contradicts her statement is:

If we consider a positive rational number as: 3

and a negative ration number as: -2

The there product i.e.

3×(-2)= -6 which is again a rational number.

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