Square roots and Cube roots can be rational or irrational. The square root of a ______ square (√7 = 2.6457...) is always irrational. The square root of a ______square (√25 = 5) is a rational, whole number. This means that √36 is _______ and √10 is _______.

Rational, irrational, perfect, non-perfect

The square root of a prime square (√7 = 2.6457...) is always irrational.

The square root of a perfect square (√25 = 5) is a rational, whole number.

This means that √36 is rational (perfect) and √10 is irrational (non-perfect).