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).
Chat with our AI personalities
Consider the area to be the product of length x width.If you multiply a rational number times an irrational number, you will always get an irrational number (unless the rational number happens to be zero - not relevant in this case).
If you multiply two Irrational Numbers, you will ALMOST ALWAYS get an irrational number.
If the length of one of the sides is rational and the other is not, then the area will be irrational.
Yes as for example if the rectangle has sides of square root 8 and square root 2 which are two irrational numbers but when multiplied it gives an area of 4 square units which is a rational number.
It's half the area of a rectangle
Area of a rectangle = length x width
Area of a rectangle: a = l * w
Area of a square/rectangle=its length × its width