Irrational numbers can be written as decimals but not as fractions.
0.144 is a decimal, but it can also be written as 18/125. So this is a rational number.
√0.144 is equal to 0.3794733192. It cannot be expressed into a fraction. So, this is an irrational number.
√0.0144 is equal to 3/25. So, this is a rational number.
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