A rational number is a number which can be expressed as a ratio of two integers. However, there are far more numbers that cannot be expressed in this fashion.
The set of rational numbers is not closed under the basic operation of taking square roots. There are also other operations whose results are not rational numbers. The two most important constant of mathematics are pi (geometry) and e (calculus) and both are Irrational Numbers.
All rational numbers can be expressed as fractions whereas irrational numbers can't be expressed as fractions.
They are irrational numbers!
They are numbers that are infinite
Irrational numbers are real numbers.
yes * * * * * No. Rational and irrational numbers are two DISJOINT subsets of the real numbers. That is, no rational number is irrational and no irrational is rational.
properties of irrational numbers
No. Irrational numbers are real numbers, therefore it is not imaginary.
Yes, no irrational numbers are whole numbers.
Not necessarily. The sum of two irrational numbers can be rational or irrational.
No, but the majority of real numbers are irrational. The set of real numbers is made up from the disjoint subsets of rational numbers and irrational numbers.
There are an infinite number of irrational numbers.
All irrational numbers are not rational.