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SSSSS [86.1K]
3 years ago
6

What does it mean for a number to be irrational?

Mathematics
2 answers:
Stels [109]3 years ago
5 0

And irrational number is a number than cannot be written as a simple fraction.

Two good examples of irrational numbers are PI and the square root of 2. These numbers have never-ending decimals, and their decimals never repeat.

Whitepunk [10]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

An irrational number cannot be expressed as a ratio between two numbers and it cannot be written as a simple fraction because there is not a finite number of numbers when written as a decimal. Instead, the numbers in the decimal would go on forever, without repeating.

Step-by-step explanation:

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