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Answer :

Answer:

Option 1 , 2 & 5

Step-by-step explanation:

4 & 16 are perfect squares. So , 1/4 & 1/16 are also perfect squares. But 2 , 8 & 10 are not perfect squares. So root of 1/2 , 1/8 & 1/10 are irrational numbers.

Verification :-

1)[tex] \sqrt{ \frac{1}{10} } = \frac{ \sqrt{1} }{ \sqrt{10} } = \frac{1}{ \sqrt{2} \times \sqrt{5} } [/tex]

Hence , it is irrational.

2)[tex] \sqrt{ \frac{1}{8} } = \frac{ \sqrt{1} }{ \sqrt{8} } = \frac{1}{2 \sqrt{2} } [/tex]

So , it is irrational.

3)[tex] \sqrt{ \frac{1}{16} } = \frac{ \sqrt{1} }{ \sqrt{16} } = \frac{1}{4} [/tex]

So , it is rational.

4) [tex] \sqrt{\frac{1}{4} } = \frac{ \sqrt{1} }{ \sqrt{4} } = \frac{1}{2} [/tex]

So it is rational.

5) [tex] \sqrt{ \frac{1}{2} } = \frac{ \sqrt{1} }{ \sqrt{2} } = \frac{1}{ \sqrt{2} } [/tex]

Hence it is irrational.

Square root of 1/10and 1/8 and 1/2 are the only irrational numbers