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a. Is square root of y plus x plus z end root rational or irrational for x = 15, y = 22, and z = 14? Simplify your answer.
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b. Is square root of y plus x plus z end root rational or irrational for x = 14, y = 25, and z = 10? Simplify your answer.
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c. Find three different values that make the expression rational.
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d. Find three different values that make the expression irrational.
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e. Describe how you found these sets of numbers.
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10. Write 1. , 48 bar as a mixed number in simplest form.
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11. If x = 4 and y = 5, is square root of x squared , plus , y squared , plus 57 end root rational or irrational? Simplify your answer.
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12. Think About the Process
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a. Evaluate the expression square root of x cubed , plus , y squared , plus 5 end root for x = 3 and y = 2. Leave your answer in square root form.
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b. How can you decide if the result is rational or irrational?
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A. See if the value under the square root symbol is a perfect square or not.
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B. See if the value under the square root symbol is positive or negative.
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C. See if the value under the square root symbol is a whole number.
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D. See if the value under the square root symbol is a rational or an irrational number.
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c. Is the result rational or irrational?
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a. Challenge If x = 5, y = 6, and z = 2, is square root of x squared , plus , y squared , plus , z squared , plus 56 end root rational or irrational? Simplify your answer.
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b. If the result is an irrational number, find values for x, y, and z that give a rational number.
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c. Once you've found three values that give a rational number, find three other values for x, y, and z that give a rational number.
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14. Challenge A toy has various shaped objects that a child is supposed to push through matching holes. The area of the square hole is 5 cm2. The area of the circular face of the round peg is 5 cm2. Will the round peg fit through the square hole? Use π = 3.14. Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.
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