Number & Quantity

Mathematics Preparing for Higher Math · Number & Quantity Q40

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Question 40 as printed in the ACT Practice Test 2 booklet — As printed in the official booklet.

The product of 2 complex numbers, x and y , is a real number that is irrational. Which of the following statements cannot be true?

F
Both x and y are rational.
G
Both x and y are imaginary. _
H
The product of x and y is √ 2 .
J
The product of x and y is negative. x

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