CBSE Class 9MathematicsNumber System
Direction: In the following questions a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as: (a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A). (b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of assertion (A). (c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false. (d) Assertion
Step-by-step solution
(c) Assertion is correct as 2 can be written in form as where 2 and 1 are integers and q ≠ 0. Reason is wrong statement because square roots of positive integers can be rational or irrational.