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Rational or irrational: square roots

Year 9 maths · Fieldbook Learning

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A rational number can be written as a fraction. A root of a number that is not a perfect square, and π, are irrational. Write rational or irrational.

  1. Is √33 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  2. Is √55 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  3. Is √56 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  4. Is √41 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  5. Is √64 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  6. Is √49 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  7. Is √72 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  8. Is √15 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  9. Is √16 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  10. Is √65 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  11. Is √4 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  12. Is √81 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  13. Is √107 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  14. Is √159 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  15. Is √254 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  16. Is √121 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  17. Is √625 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  18. Is √361 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  19. Is √169 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
  20. Is √511 rational or irrational? Write rational or irrational.
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Answer key: Rational or irrational: square roots

  1. irrational
  2. irrational
  3. irrational
  4. irrational
  5. rational
  6. rational
  7. irrational
  8. irrational
  9. rational
  10. irrational
  11. rational
  12. rational
  13. irrational
  14. irrational
  15. irrational
  16. rational
  17. rational
  18. rational
  19. rational
  20. irrational