Question

Find the sum of square root 5 and 2 square root 16 in simplest form. Also, determine whether the result is rational or irrational and explain your answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

sqrt(5) + 8

The result is irrational because the sqrt(5) is a non-repeating, non terminating decimal that cannot be written as a fraction.

Brainliest, please!

Step-by-step explanation:

sqrt(5) + 2sqrt(16)

sqrt(5) + 2(4)

sqrt(5) + 8