The larger of two numbers exceeds 3 times the smaller by 2. The sum of 4 times the smaller number and 5 times the larger number is 86. If the smaller number is represented by x, which equation below determines the correct value of x ?

1- what do you think the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is? is it rational or irrational? make use of variables, the closure property of integers, and possibly a proof by contradiction to prove your hypothesis.2- why do we have to specify that the rational number must be nonzero when we determine what the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is? if the rational number were 0, would it give us the same result we found in the first question?