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OpenStudy (anonymous):
please help
which one is irrational
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
@ambujverma
11 years ago
OpenStudy (anonymous):
\[\sqrt{25}\]
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
thats A.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
B. \[\sqrt{225}\]
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
both are rational
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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
Irrational numbers are square roots
(unless it is a square root of a perfect square such as √16 )
also, e, and π
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
C. \[\sqrt{78}\]
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
D. \[\sqrt{59}\]
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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
\(\large\color{black}{ \displaystyle 225=15\times 15 }\)
\(\large\color{black}{ \displaystyle 25=5\times 5 }\)
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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
so square root of a perfect square will give you (in this case) an integer).
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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
there is more than 1 answer.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
yeeah
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
a,b are rational
as we cannot write c,d in p\q form so thes are irrational
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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
adding:
\(\large\color{black}{ \displaystyle \left\{p,q\right\}\in{\bf N} }\)
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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):
in other words, p and q are integers.
(that is 1 way to define rational number, to which ambujverma was referring)
A rational number is a quotient of 2 integers p and q, such that: p/q
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