Which of the following is irrational?

The square root of 3 is irrational, while 8.486 is rational. Adding a rational number to an irrational number gives an irrational result, so choice A is irrational. The other choices combine rational numbers: a repeating decimal, a mixed number, and a terminating decimal are all rational, and the square root of 16 is 4.

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