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OpenStudy (barrelracing):
OpenStudy (barrelracing):
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Directrix (directrix):
A rational number can be written as the ratio of 2 integers provided the denominator is not zero.
18/11 is the ratio of two integers so it is rational.
Directrix (directrix):
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How does this simplify: √25 @Barrelracing
OpenStudy (barrelracing):
5
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Directrix (directrix):
Correct. And, 5 = 5/1 which means that √25 is rational.
Directrix (directrix):
-√7 does not simplify and cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.
It is irrational.
OpenStudy (barrelracing):
ok makes sense
OpenStudy (barrelracing):
and pi is always irrational?
Directrix (directrix):
Your turn again:
- 8 π --> Rational or Irrational @Barrelracing
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OpenStudy (barrelracing):
irrational
Directrix (directrix):
Correct.
>>and pi is always irrational?
Yes. It cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.
OpenStudy (barrelracing):
Thank you for your help. Can you check my answers until they say i have learned it?
Directrix (directrix):
What do you have marked in the Rational / Irrational chart?
Directrix (directrix):
I see the first R. What about the other four?
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OpenStudy (barrelracing):
i got them all right
Directrix (directrix):
Okay.
OpenStudy (barrelracing):
correct?
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Directrix (directrix):
The first entry in the chart is wrong.
How does -√81 simplify.
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OpenStudy (barrelracing):
oh -9
Directrix (directrix):
Yes. And, -9 = -9/1 so -√81 is rational.
The others in the chart are correct.
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Directrix (directrix):
The 79.85 can be written as the ratio of two integers.