5 rational and irrational numbers in decimal form
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Answer:
A rational number is a number that can be expressed as a fraction (ratio). This includes whole numbers, square roots that can be solved evenly, negatives, decimals, and repeating decimals that can be solved with a fraction.
↔ .5
- 5 ↔ 5.0
↔ 2.0
- -13 ↔ -13.0
- 0.38462... (
)
An irrational number is a number that is NOT rational. It's the complete opposite!
- π ↔ 3.14159
- .13133133...
↔ 0.86603...
- -
↔ -2.23607...
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