Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.4 The Irrational Numbers - Exercise Set 5.4 - Page 299: 98

Answer

False. $\text{The product of two irrational numbers is sometimes a rational number.}$

Work Step by Step

The given statement is false because the product of some rational numbers is a rational number. One example is $\sqrt{18} \cdot \sqrt{2} = \sqrt{36}=6$. One corrected statement would be: $\textbf{The product of two irrational numbers is sometimes a rational number.}$
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