Which of the following is a rational finite number?
A)square root of 3
B)2/3
C)24.5%

Question

neer2890 · Answer

what's fininate..?
i think it should be finite.?

dangerousjesse · Answer

Well, A is 1.73205080756887729352744634150587236694280525381038062805580697945193301690880003708114618675724857567562614141540670302996994509499895247881165551209437364852809323190230558206797482010108467492326501531234326690332288665067225466892183797122704713166036786158801904998653737985938946765034750657605075661834812960610094760218719032508314582952395983299778982450828871446383291734722416398458785539766795806381835366611084317378089437831610208830552490167002352071114428869599095636579708716849807289949329648428302078640860398873869753758231731783139599298300783870287705391336956331210370726401924910676823119928837564114142201674275210237299427083105989845947598766428889779614783795839022885485290357603385280806438197234466105968972287286526415382266469842002119548415527844118128653450703519165001668929441548084607127714399976292683462957743836189511012714863874697654598245178855097537901388066496191196222295711055524292372319219773826256163146884203285371668293864961191704973883639549593814575767185337363312591089965542462483478719760523599776919232357022030530284038591541497107242955920670620250952017596318587276635997528366343108015066585371064732853862592226058222051040368027029750479872807946165810041705268194001909573346217594389367024932042269103436981246372011118526108426891029972031120210006350717637458240520384755519727993379761490610789498554422332600401885130363156114488684728158928816324518726506664538487759916257664287211124084206801676351710010294318071551519096164246090703940812921690351749296136400413967043104125363232703092257732796029237659774553709546911574214042423078199232761740190642451245487751686269610533369421621360539460424565414012853300781363344985673640670397734222981196104292553450160140594047954715453454840727173765626236654916664023300601326574407010783685846845231316046775448050040224063991197036221860292023886715071101716940029686875966350004089531621423342522795683406701347018590202836...

dangerousjesse · Answer

So it's not a rational number.

dangerousjesse · Answer

B is 0.666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666...

neer2890 · Answer

In mathematics, a rational number is any number that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction p/q of two integers, with the denominator q not equal to zero.

dangerousjesse · Answer

So it's not a rational number.. Neither of them are finite, obviously.

dangerousjesse · Answer

C is 0.245... You tell me what the answer is ;P

dangerousjesse · Answer

Next time, you ought to try actually working out your choices haha ^-^

anonymous · Answer

C possibly since it doesn't go on forever