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A student claims that \(5-\sqrt{7}\) is rational because 5 is rational and \(\sqrt{7}\) is a number. What is the error in the student's reasoning?

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Correct answer: The sum or difference of a rational number and an irrational number is irrational.

If \(5-\sqrt{7}\) were rational, then \(5-(5-\sqrt{7})=\sqrt{7}\) would also be rational, which is impossible. Hence the difference is irrational. Exam tip: rational ± irrational is irrational.

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Irrational NumbersRational NumbersNumber SystemsError AnalysisProof By ContradictionMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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