Does anyone know any real-life applications of radical numbers? Are they used in any forms of real life?
2007-03-16 03:37:54 · 3 answers · asked by Kristen 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Radical numbers? What do you mean? Irrational numbers like sqrt(2)? If so, they are used ALL the time. For example, if I tell you a ball is dropped to the Earth from a height of 20 meters, then it's height as a function of time is:
-4.9t^2 + 20 = 0
If you solve it for the time (t) it hits the ground, you get:
sqrt(392) / 9.8 which is an irrational number approximately equal to 2.02 seconds.
2007-03-16 03:46:59 · answer #1 · answered by Zhuo Zi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean square roots by "radical numbers," then they are used all the time. Consider the pythagorean theorem, it is used extensively in similar triangles.
2007-03-16 10:41:03 · answer #2 · answered by kellenraid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a real Example:
if you have a carpet with 2x1 dimensions, then the internal cross lines are 5^1/2, it means we you have aradical number in real.
2007-03-16 10:47:13 · answer #3 · answered by raheleh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋