Question

Identify the set of numbers that best describes each situation. explain your choice. the height of an airplane as it descends to an airport runway answer help

Answer 1

The height of an airplane as it descends to an airport runway is a quantity which has a unit that is usually rounded to a certain terminating degree of accuracy (i.e. 1, 2, ..., n decimal places)

Thus the set of rational numbers best describes the height of an airplane as it descends to an airport runway.

A rational number is a number which can be represented in the form a/b where a and b are integers. It is usually identified by a terminating or a recurring decimal number.