True or False? The set of real numbers is a subset of the set of rational numbers?

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2007-08-28 10:44:28 · 3 answers · asked by Ellie :) 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

False.

The rational numbers are a subset of the real numbers.

Every rational number is real, but not every real is rational.

2007-08-28 10:50:50 · answer #1 · answered by Scott H 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋

You have it reversed. The set of rational numbers is a subset of the set of real numbers.

2007-08-28 10:51:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

False. It's the other way around.
Look at √2. It is not rational, but it's real.

2007-08-28 11:04:25 · answer #3 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋