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Are decimals and fractions rational or irrational?

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

Both can be either.

For example,

1.4 is a rational decimal.

1.41421356 (...) is the decimal representation for sqrt(2), an irrational.

2/5 is a rational fraction.

sqrt(2)/3 is an irrational fraction.

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