Is $- \sqrt{36}$ $-sqrt36$ a rational or irrational number?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-13T23:12:45

It's rational, and whole and integer.

$\sqrt{36}$ $sqrt36$ may be written as $6$ $6$ , as $6^{2} = 36$ $6^2=36$

So we get $- 6$ $-6$ , which is a whole number, and by definition rational (it may be written as $- \frac{6}{1}$ $-6/1$ )

Is −√36-sqrt36 a rational or irrational number?