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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 0.313111331 a rational or irrational number?

It is rational. An irrational number is a number that you cannot define by a fraction or a decimal. Since you wrote it as a decimal, it is rational.

Are there classes of irrational numbers Example would be is pi a different type irrational number from the square root of 2?

This is an interesting question that has actually been studied with the concept of irrationality measure. Consider a real number x. For a positive number y, there may exist pairs (p, q) of positive integers with q > 1 such that 0 < abs(x - p/q) < 1/qy. As y increases, 1/qy approaches 0.

What we want to consider is those numbers y such that there exist infinitely many pairs (p, q) satisfying the above criteria. Specifically, let z be the least upper bound of the set of all such y. Then z is the irrationality measure of x.

Under this definition, the irrationality of a rational number is 1, the irrationality of an irrational algebraic number (an algebraic number is a number which is a root of a non-zero polynomial with integer coefficients) is 2, and the irrationality of a transcendental number (a number which is not algebraic) is 2 or greater. There exist numbers with infinite irrationality measure, called Liouville numbers.

Why are rational irrational and real numbers not represented in tabular form?

Rational numbers are sometimes represented in tabular form, e.g. for proofs relating to different infinities.

Irrational and real numbers are not because there is no way to do it.

What irrational numbers are there except for pi?

Pi minus 2, Square root of 3, fourth root of 8, Natural Log of 7, e (base of natural logs), pi squared,.... There are an infinite number of them.

Is 13 over 2 an irrational number?

No. If you divide an integer by another integer, you get a rational number, by definition.
13/2 is rational because it is a ratio of two integers.

Can an irrational number be prime factored?

No, because it is simply never ending. So you would not be able to know what it can be divided by.

Why is 14 not a square number?

square no. Means reapeating the particular no. Twice. For ex. 1* 1equal 1, 4 * 4 equal 16, 7 * 7 equal 49. The no.s 1, 4, 49 are sq. Nos . 2 * 3 equals 6 and 5 * 2 equalls 10 are not a square no. Two identical no are multiplied and tie resultent is called a square no. Any two identical nos are multiplied does not give 14. So...

3*3 = 9 and 4*4=16. There are no integers between 3 and 4 so there are no square numbers between 9 and 16.

How do use irrational numbers in real life situations?

pi is the single most important constant in geometry while e is central to calculus.

How do you abbreviate an irrational number?

You can just round it off. For example, if your number is 8.38572998472654400131... that is equal to approximately 8.4 (if two significant digits is enough for your purposes) or 8.39 (if you prefer 3 significant digits).

Is -54 a rational or irrational?

rational. Just remember that a rational number is one that may be formed from a ratio. e.g. -108/2.

Can a number be irrational and real at the same time?

Yes. "Pi", "e", the [square root of 2], log(2), cosine(2 radians),

and trillions of other numbers, are irrational and real.

The number 0.03333…repeats forever therefore it is irrational?

No because it can be expressed as a fraction in the form of 1/3 and all fractions are rational numbers.

What is a group of rational numbers?

A rational number is a number that can be expressed in fractional form.

Is seven squared an example of an irrational number?

No because 7 squared equals 49 which is a rational number but the square root of 7 is an irrational number

Is 45.7925. rational or irrational?

That's the ratio of 457,925 to 10,000 . That means it's quite rational.