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Rational Vs Irrational Notes
Rational Vs Irrational Notes
Rational Vs Irrational Notes
notebook August24,2015
BellRingerAugust24
Lookatthetwonumbers.Howaretheyalikeandhowarethey
different?
4.56and4.56...
E.Q.Whatarerationalandirrationalnumbers?
Whatisa *Allrationalnumberscanbeexpressed
rational
astheratiooftwointegers
number? a
(,whereaandbarebothintegers)
b
*0.75isarationalnumbersbecause
0.75= 3
4
*Rationalnumbersincludeintegers,whole
numbers,anddecimalsthatendorrepeat
RationalvsIrrationalNotes.notebook August24,2015
Whatisan
irrational Anynumberthatisn'trational,
number?
isanirrationalnumber.
*Irrationalnumbersincludedecimals
thatdonotrepeatanddonotend.
*and2arethemostfamous
irrationalnumbers
*3=1.732050807.....
Allrealnumbersareeitherrationalorirrational.
RealNumbers
Rational Irrational
Decimalsthatdon't
endanddon'trepeat
Integers Fractions
{...3,2,1,0,1,2,3...}
WholeNumbers Repeatingor
{0,1,2,3...}
EndingDecimals
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Decide
whetherthe 1.)3.14 2.)3.141529.....
numberis
rationalor
irrationaland
explainwhy?
3.) 4.)
5.) 6.)
Decide
whetherthe 7.) 2.1212121212.... 8.)0.9
numberis
rationalor
irrationaland
explainwhy?
9.)8.125461348233... 10.)
2
11.) 12.) +42
RationalvsIrrationalNotes.notebook August24,2015
RationalvsIrrationalNotes.notebook August24,2015