Frankie argues that the fraction 20 is a rational number because the square root of 20 is 10. Frankie believes that because 10 i

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Frankie argues that the fraction 20 is a rational number because the square root of 20 is 10. Frankie believes that because 10 i

s a whole number, it is rational
Alejandro disagrees. He believes that 20 is a rational number because the square root falls between 4 and 5, and the decimal terminates.
statement RFST describes who is correct?

Mathematics

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zimovet [89] · Answer 1 · 2023-09-26T16:56:24+03:00

zimovet [89]2 years ago

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The square root of 20 is √(2 * 2 * 5) which is 2√5 Not so

√5 does not terminate and there is no pattern to the decimal. √5 is irrational.

Neither one is correct.