Diffrence between rational irrational
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Posted by Nitu Roy 4 years, 5 months ago
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Yogita Ingle 4 years, 5 months ago
Rational numbers
The rational numbers are numbers which can be expressed as a fraction and also as positive numbers, negative numbers and zero. It can be written as p/q, where q is not equal to zero.
Rational word is derived from the word ‘ratio’, which actually means a comparison of two or more values or integer numbers and is known as a fraction. In simple words, it is the ratio of two integers.
Example: 3/2 is a rational number. It means integer 3 is divided by another integer 2.
Irrational numbers
The numbers which are not a rational number are called irrational numbers. Now, let us elaborate, irrational numbers could be written in decimals but not in fractions which means it cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.
Irrational numbers have endless non-repeating digits after the decimal point. Below is the example of the irrational number:
Example: √8=2.828…
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