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Step-by-step explanation:
irrational numbers are numbers that cannot be expressed as a quotient of 2 numbers
rational numbers are numbers that can be expressed as a fraction.
for example let's take these examples of iirational numbers:
[tex] \sqrt{2} \times \sqrt{2} = 2[/tex]
[tex]\pi \times \pi = 9.86960....[/tex]
the 1st product (2) can be written as a fraction but the second one cannot be written as a fraction