Math Problem Statement
Select the correct description for each number set: (a) √25, √9, √64, (b) -2.4, 0, 3.1, √81, (c) -2/3, 7/9, π/2, (d) √12, √11, π.
Solution
The image you uploaded contains a question asking you to classify various number sets based on whether the numbers are rational or irrational.
Here are the sets:
a)
- All of these are perfect squares: , , and . These are all rational numbers because they can be expressed as simple fractions (e.g., 5/1, 3/1, 8/1).
- The correct description: Only Rational Numbers
b)
- is a decimal, and decimals that terminate or repeat are rational.
- is an integer, so it's rational.
- is also a decimal and is rational.
- , which is a rational number.
- The correct description: Both Rational & Irrational Numbers (since these are all rational numbers).
c)
- and are both rational numbers, as they can be written as fractions.
- involves the irrational number , and dividing an irrational number by a rational number results in an irrational number.
- The correct description: Both Rational & Irrational Numbers
d)
- and are irrational numbers (they cannot be simplified into rational numbers).
- is an irrational number.
- The correct description: Only Irrational Numbers
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- How do you identify rational and irrational numbers?
- What makes a number rational or irrational?
- What is the difference between a terminating decimal and a repeating decimal?
- How can you simplify square roots to determine whether a number is rational?
- What are some common irrational numbers besides and ?
Tip: Remember that any number that can be expressed as a fraction of two integers is rational, while numbers that cannot, like square roots of non-perfect squares or transcendental numbers like , are irrational.
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Rational Numbers
Irrational Numbers
Square Roots
Fractions
Decimals
Formulas
Square root simplification
Fraction rules
Theorems
Definition of rational and irrational numbers
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 7-9