what is rational number
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1) A rational number is a number that can be written as a fraction.
2)Rational numbers are all real numbers, and can be positive or negative.
2.5 , 3, 7 are rational numbers
but √3 , √2 are irrational as they can't be written in the form of p/q
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
A Rational Number can be made by dividing two integers.
(An integer is a number with no fractional part.)
Example:
1.5 is a rational number because 1.5 = 3/2 (3 and 2 are both integers)
Rational Number
Most numbers we use in everyday life are Rational Numbers.
Here are some more examples:
Number As a Fraction Rational?
5 5/1 Yes
1.75 7/4 Yes
.001 1/1000 Yes
−0.1 −1/10 Yes
0.111... 1/9 Yes
√2
(square root of 2) ? NO !
Oops! The square root of 2 cannot be written as a simple fraction! And there are many more such numbers, and because they are not rational they are called Irrational.
Another famous irrational number is Pi (π):
Rational Number
Formal Definition of Rational Number
More formally we say:
A rational number is a number that can be in the form p/q
where p and q are integers and q is not equal to zero.
So, a rational number can be:
p
q
Where q is not zero
Examples:
p q p / q =
1 1 1/1 1
1 2 1/2 0.5
55 100 55/100 0.55
1 1000 1/1000 0.001
253 10 253/10 25.3
7 0 7/0 No! "q" can't be zero!
Just remember: q can't be zero
Using Rational Numbers
add, subtract, multiply and divide
If a rational number is still in the form "p/q" it can be a little difficult to use.
Fun Facts ....
The ancient greek mathematician Pythagoras believed that all numbers were rational, but one of his students Hippasus proved (using geometry, it is thought) that you could not write the square root of 2 as a fraction, and so it was irrational.
But followers of Pythagoras could not accept the existence of irrational numbers, and it is said that Hippasus was drowned at sea as a punishment from the gods!
