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What is the difference between a rational and an irrational?
A rational number is one that can be represented as an integer or a fraction with an integer over an integer. An irrational number cannot be represented using integers. Examples of rational numbers: 2, 100, 1/2, 3/7, 22/7 Examples of irrational numbers: π, e, √2
What is an irrational number that is also rational?
Numbers are either irrational (like the square root of 2 or pi) or rational (can be stated as a fraction using whole numbers). Irrational numbers are never rational.
Is the set of all irrational number countable?
No, the set of all irrational numbers is not countable. Countable sets are those that can be put into a one-to-one correspondence with the natural numbers (1, 2, 3, ...). The set of irrational numbers is uncountable because it has a higher cardinality than the set of natural numbers. This was proven by Georg Cantor using his diagonalization argument.
Why can the area of the rectangle be irrational?
As the area of a rectangle is one side (length) multiples by the other (width), if either is irrational, then the area will be irrational. eg a rectangle with width 1 cm and diagonal 2 cm: using Pythagoras you can find out the length of the rectangle as √(2² - 1²) = √(4 - 1) = √3 which is irrational. The area of the rectangle is 1 cm × √3 cm = √3 cm² (which is irrational).
How do you find the square root of 216?
With great difficultly because it is an irrational number and it is about 14.69693846 by using a calculator
