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Irrational Numbers

An irrational number is a number that can't be expressed by a fraction having integers in both its numerator and denominator. While their existence was once kept secret from the public for philosophical reasons, they are now well accepted, yet still surprisingly hard to prove on an individual basis. Please post all questions about irrational numbers, including the famous examples of π, e, and √2, into this category.

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Is 5 over pi a rational or irrational number?

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If you divide a rational number by an irrational number, or vice versa, you will ALMOST ALWAYS get an irrational result. The sole exception is if you divide zero (which is rational) by any irrational number.

Is 1.24562... an irrational number?

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Irrational numbers are non-repeating, non-terminating decimals. If your number repeats, it's rational. If it doesn't, it's irrational.

Is 2.3333..... irrational or rational?

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It is rational.

Any number that has a digit, or group of digits, that repeat forever is rational.

Is the square root of -81 rational or irrational?

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Since it is the square root of a negative number, it is actually imaginary, neither rational nor irrational. It is equal to 9i, or 9 times whatever the square root of negative one is.


square root of -81 = square root of 81 times i = 9i

Are -3036661 451 and 5 irrational numbers?

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NO !!!

However, the square root of '5' is irrational

5^(1/2) = 2.236067978...

Casually an IRRATIONAL NUMBER is one where the decimals go to infinity and there is no regular order in the decimal numbers.

pi = 3.141592.... It the most well known irrational number.

However, 3.3333.... Is NOT irrational because there is a regular order in the decimals.

Here is a definitive statement of irrational numbers. Irrational numbers are real numbers that cannot be represented as simple fractions. An irrational number cannot be expressed as a ratio, such as p/q, where p and q are integers, q≠0. It is a contradiction of rational numbers. Irrational numbers are usually expressed as R\Q, where the backward slash symbol denotes ‘set minus’. It can also be expressed as R – Q, which states the difference between a set of real numbers and a set of rational numbers.

What irrational number is between 5 and 7?

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An irrational number between 5 and 7 is the square root of 35 (which is = 5.9160797831.....). This number can't be expressed as terminating decimals, which means that it goes on forever.

An irrational number is an irrational number is any real number that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction or terminating decimals.

Is 0.33333333333 rational or irrational?

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0.33333333333 is irrational, with the numeral 3 going on and on in that decimal.

Prove that negative of an irrational number is an irrational number?

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Assume = a/b with positive integers a und b. Now, for some natural number n define the functions f and F as follows. Strictly speaking, f and F should each have n as an index as they depend on n but this would render things unreadable; remember that n is always the same constant throughout this proof. Let f(x) = xn(a-bx)n/n! and let F(x) = f(x) + ... + (-1)jf(2j)(x) + ... + (-1)nf(2n)(x) where f(2j) denotes the 2j-th derivative of f. Then f and F have the following properties: f is a polynomial with coefficients that are integer, except for a factor of 1/n! f(x) = f(-x) 0

Why is the square root of three an irrational number?

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I'm assuming that you mean 'square root'. Yes, this sum is irrational. So are each of the two numbers alone. A simple proof can be done by writing x=square root 2 + square root 3 and then "squareing away" the square roots and then use the rational roots theorem. The sum or difference of two irrational number need not be irrational! Look at sqrt(2)- sqrt(2)=0 which is rational.

What is 40 in French?

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'Quarante' is the french word for forty.

Which of the following are square roots of 36?

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The square roots of 36 are +6 & -6

Remember +6 x + 6 = (+)36

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-6 x -6 = (+)36 Double minus becomes positive, so square roots must show both plus and minus answers.

= +36

Is 4.2 an irrational or rational number?

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It is rational because it can be expressed as a fraction which is 21/5

Do irrational numbers never repeat in a pattern or just never repeat?

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They never repeat in any pattern.

If they never repeated, you could have at most 10 digits after the decimal point and therefore the decimal representation would be terminating.

Is the root of 7 irrational?

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Yes, and here's the proof:

Let's start out with the basic inequality 4 < 7 < 9.

Now, we'll take the square root of this inequality:

2 < √7 < 3.

If you subtract all numbers by 2, you get:

0 < √7 - 2 < 1.

If √7 is rational, then it can be expressed as a fraction of two integers, m/n. This next part is the only remotely tricky part of this proof, so pay attention. We're going to assume that m/n is in its most reduced form; i.e., that the value for n is the smallest it can be and still be able to represent √7. Therefore, √7n must be an integer, and n must be the smallest multiple of √7 to make this true. If you don't understand this part, read it again, because this is the heart of the proof.

Now, we're going to multiply √7n by (√7 - 2). This gives 7n - 2√7n. Well, 7n is an integer, and, as we explained above, √7n is also an integer; therefore, 7n - 2√7n is an integer as well. We're going to rearrange this expression to (√7n - 2n)√7, and then set the term (√7n - 2n) equal to p, for simplicity. This gives us the expression √7p, which is equal to 7n - 2√7n, and is an integer.

Remember, from above, that 0 < √7 - 2 < 1.

If we multiply this inequality by n, we get 0 < √7n - 2n < n, or, from what we defined above, 0 < p < n. This means that p < n and thus √7p < √7n. We've already determined that both √7p and √7n are integers, but recall that we said n was the smallest multiple of √7 to yield an integer value. Thus, √7p < √7n is a contradiction; therefore √7 can't be rational, and so must be irrational.

Q.E.D.