Question

2.361 is rational or irrational number..?
if irrational number ir rational number..
give reason. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer

A number that can be expressed as

q

p

, where p,q are integers and q



=0, is called a rational number.

Irrational numbers:A number that cannot be expressed in the form

q

p

, where p,q are integers and q



=0, is called irrational number.

These numbers neither terminates nor repeat the particular number in the process of division is said to be a non terminating non repeating decimal expansion.

Here, 5.131131113… has non terminating non repeating decimal expansion.So it is an irrational number.