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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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Pi number can ONLY be used for which shape?
Usually a circle but its properties can also be applied to spheres
Pi is a real number (approximately 3.14159265...), and pie (apple, cherry, custard etc.) is a real dessert.
Is 025 repeating a rational number?
250,250,250,250...? Technically, no, because any number that repeats itself, whether it is a decimal or not, is irrational.
What 2 rational numbers are between square root of 3?
There are 2 square roots of 3, denoted by -sqrt(3) and +sqrt(3). Then
-sqrt(3) < -1 and 1/5 < sqrt(3)
How do you prove the set of rational numbers are uncountable?
They are not. They are countably infinite. That is, there is a one-to-one mapping between the set of rational numbers and the set of counting numbers.
How can you approximate an irrational number?
There is a whole branch of mathematics that deals with the question and it is not possible to answer the question wholly here.
For some irrationals, such as roots of polynomials, it is often simple to use the Newton-Raphson method. For other irrationals, such as e, or pi or phi, there are convergent series that can be used.
For example, e = 1 + 1/1! + 1/2! + 1/3! + 1/4! + ... The sum of the first 5 ters is accurate to 99.6%.
or
pi = 4/1 - 4/3 + 4/5 - 4/7 + ... This series is excruciatingly slow but there are much faster alternatives.
No. All whole numbers are integers.
What is the definition of irrational number and a rational number?
A rational number is one that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers, the second of which is not zero. An irrational number is any real number that is not rational.
Prove that square root of 2 is an irrational number?
The square root of 2 is 1.141..... is an irrational number
How do you get the decimal expansion of the square root of 28?
Since sqrt(28) is an irrational number you can only get an approximate decimal expansion.
There are many numerical techniques: a simple one to use is the Newton-Raphson method. This entails making a guess at the answer and then improving on it. Repeating the procedure should lead to a better estimate at each stage.
If you want to find the square root of 28, define f(x) = x2 - 28.
Then finding the square root of 28 is equivalent to solving f(x) = 0.
Let f'(x) = 2x. This is the derivative of f(x) but you do not need to know that to use the N-R method.
Start with x0 as the first guess.
Then let xn+1 = xn - f(xn)/f'(xn) for n = 0, 1, 2, …
Provided you made a reasonable choice for the starting point, the iteration will very quickly converge to the true answer.
It works even if your first guess is not so good:
Suppose you start with x0 = 5 (a reasonable choice since 52 is 25, which is pretty close to 28).
Then so, x1 = 5.2915094340, which is less than 1% from the true value.
x2 = 5.3, which is an error of around 1 in 150,000 and by the next iteration the error is less than 5 in a trillion.
Finally, remember that the negative value is also a square root.
7 is a rational number because whole numbers, integers, and natural numbers fit under rational and 7 is a natural number:)
Yes.
0 / 4 is a ratio of two integers, so it is rational. It reduces to 0.
Is 143 a rational or irrational number?
143 is rational. Rational numbers are numbers that can be written as a fraction. Irrational numbers cannot be expressed as a fraction.
