Rational Numbers & Irrational Numbers | Examples

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Rational Numbers

The numbers of the form a/b, where a and b are integers and b ≠ 0 are known as rational numbers.
Example: 1/2, -4/5, 0, -1, 2 etc.
or
A number which can be expressed as a terminating decimal or repeating decimal, is called a rational numbers.
Example: 5/3 = 1.666666....... = 1.6
              16/45 = 0.355555 ...... = 0.35 etc.

Important result

all natural numbers, whole numbers and integers are rational numbers.

We can understand above terms with a picture diagram.

Irrational Numbers

A number which can neither be expressed as a terminating decimal nor a repeating decimal, is called an irrational number.
Thus, non-terminating, non-repeating decimals are irrational numbers.
Examples:
Type 1. 0.2020020002....... , 0.4040040004...... etc. are a non-terminating and non-repeating decimal, therefore these are irrational number.
Type 2: If n is positive which is not a perfect square, then √n is irrational, e.g. √2, √3, √5, √6, √7, √8, √10, √11 etc.
Type 3: If n is positive which is not a perfect cube, then 3√n is irrational, e.g. 3√2, 3√3, 3√4, 3√5, 3√6, 3√7, 3√9, 3√10 etc.

Important Result

𝛑 is irrational, while 22/7 is rational number.

  



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