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Question
Classify the following number as rational or irrational with justification:
`- sqrt(0.4)`
Solution
`- sqrt(0.4) = - sqrt(4/10) = - 2/sqrt(10)`
Hence, it is a quotient of rational and irrational numbers, so it is an irrational number.
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