Questions that ask the student to determine which expression among several options is rational (or irrational), testing understanding of surd properties.
A note that Elif read in her mathematics book states that $\sqrt{a} + \sqrt{b} = \sqrt{c}$ for some values. Because water dripped on her book, Elif could not read the number $b$ in the example. Accordingly, which of the following cannot be the number $b$? A) $\sqrt{5}$ B) $\sqrt{20}$ C) $\sqrt{45}$ D) $\sqrt{60}$ E) $\sqrt{80}$