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Are the square roots of all positive integers irrational? If not, give an example of the square root of a number that is a rational number.

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The square root of every positive is not always irrational.
Eaxmples (i) `sqrt(4) = 2`, which is rational.
(ii) `sqrt(9) = 3`, which is rational.
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