Micah did not explain the last step correctly. You cannot cross out a term from the numerator and denominator unless it is a factor. In other words, x² needed to be multiplied and not added in order to cross it out.
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<h2>Answer: A. Both are rational.</h2>
Step-by-step explanation:
Although both expressions have square roots, the result of each square root is an integer, which can be expressed as a fraction.
In this sense:
Rational numbers are all numbers that can be represented as the quotient (division) of two integer numbers. This means they can be represented as a fraction in which the denominator is nonzero.
If we solve both expressions, we will be able to see that the result is an integer that can be expressed as a fraction with two integers:
The result is an integer
The result is an integer