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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Help? Are these numbers rational or irrational? check out picture below...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

First one is irrational

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

Fourth is rational

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you, could you please tell me why?

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

Yes. Rational numbers repeat and you can convert them into fractions. Irrational does not repeat like pi.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So is -12.12 a rational number?

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

I'm not 100% positive but I think so...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got one of them wrong... i'm not sure which one

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

Oh I'm sorry.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

I said that the first one was irrational

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Wow.... i'm sorry i totally read that wrong

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

It's okay. I do that a lot too...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

Number 1 is rational

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

2 is rational

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

3 is irrational

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

4 is irrational

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

5 is rational

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

1 is rational

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

2 is rational

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

3 i'm not sure

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

4 is irrational

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

5 is irrational

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it always irrational if it includes pi?

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

yes

OpenStudy (tanabugg):

Is that it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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