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As a number which can be expressed as a fraction, 1/2 is a rational number.

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Can rational numbers be irrational numbers?

No, they are two separate groups of numbers. A number is either rational or irrational, never both.


Is -9pie rational or irrational?

What is 'pie' ; the meat pie that you eat??? I think you mean 'pi' , the mathematical symbol. Please spell it correctly.!!!!! pi = 3.141592654.... is an irrational number. Casually, an IRRATIONAL number is one which the decimals go to infinity and the decimal digits are not in any regular order. Any number rattional or irrational multiplied to aN IRRATIONAL number produces an irrational result. Hen ce -9 is rational -9(3.141592654...) = -28.27433388... is irrational.


Is the number 99 rational or irrational?

99 is an irrational number! rational number is the one which can be wrriten in terms of ratios of two numbers! * * * How about 99 = 198/2 = 293/3 = 396/4? Every whole number is a rational number, of course, including 99.


Which number produces an irrational number when multiplied by?

At least one of the factors has to be irrational.* An irrational number times ANY number (except zero) is irrational. * The product of two irrational numbers can be either rational or irrational.


How is an irrational number different from rational numbers?

Irrationals differ from Rationals by definition. If a real number is not a Rational Number then it is Irrational. One way to find out if a number is either Rational or Irrational is to look at its decimal value. If the digits past the decimal point terminate then it is a Rational number. If the digits past the decimal point repeat the same digit forever, of if it repeats a sequence of digits over and over, then it is a Rational Number. If the digits past the decimal point do not repeat in any pattern, and do not stop, then it is an Irrational number. Another way to find out if a number is Rational or Irrational is if it can be exactly described by a fraction (ratio). If it is the same as some fraction, then it is a Rational Number. Irrationals cannot be exactly described as a fraction.

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Is one and one and a half an irrational or rational number?

1.5 is rational. Rational numbers are numbers that can be written as a fraction. Irrational numbers cannot be expressed as a fraction.


What is the product of one irrational number and one rational number?

Provided that the rational number is not 0, the product is irrational.


Is negative one half rational or irrational?

The number -1/2 is a rational number, a negative integer divided by a positive integer.


Is there an irrational number between one third and one half?

There are more irrational numbers in that interval than there are rational numbers in total!


Is one and a half rational or irrational?

It is rational because it terminates.


Is negative one half an irrational number?

No because -1/2 is a rational number expressed as a fraction


Definition of irrational and rational?

A rational number is one that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers with the denominator not being zero. An irrational number is one that is not rational.


Is 4.0005 irrational or rational?

No. A "rational" number is one that can be expressed as a "ratio" - a fraction. An IRRATIONAL number is one that cannot be expressed as a fraction.


What is irrational nos?

An irrational number is a real number that is not rational. A rational number is one that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers. An irrational number cannot be expressed in this way.


Is negative one ninth rational or irrational number?

Rational.


What is the definition of irrational number and a rational number?

A rational number is one that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers, the second of which is not zero. An irrational number is any real number that is not rational.


What are rational or irrational mean?

A rational number is one which can be expressed as a ratio of 2 integers. An irrational number is one that cannot be expressed in such a way.