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When you divide 22 by 7 we get a non-terminating recurring number. Then why is pi called an irrational number?
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22/7 is not equal to pi but only close to being equal to pi.
When you divide 22 by 7 you get a rational number where the decimal numbers...
repeat over and over again.
22/7 =3.142857142857142857142857142857142857142857142857...
You can not express pi as a fraction.
When you write it out in decimal form the numbers never repeat.
Those are the reasons that it is called irrational.
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