an irrational number is represented by a (repeating decimal or norepeating)
every rational number can be represented by a repeating deciamal or by a (nonrepeating decimal or terminating decimal)
a # that can be represented by a fraction is a (rational of irrational number)
2007-09-11 15:04:38 · 3 answers · asked by wenger general 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Irrationals are non-repeating decimals
Rational numbers are repeating decimals
A number that can be represented by a fraction (more correctoy, as the quatient of two integers) is a rational number.
HTH
Doug
2007-09-11 15:13:13 · answer #1 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irrational #- Repeating Decimal (Decimal never ends ex: pi, Square root of 2) (irrational #'s cannot be expressed as a fraction)
Rational #- ?-Terminating Decimal and nonrepeating are the same thing (Decimal ends. ex: 1/3, 0.25 ) (Rational #'s can be expressed as a fraction)
Last one: # represented by a fraction is Rational
2007-09-11 22:15:18 · answer #2 · answered by slowpoke rodriguez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rational numbers can be represented by fractions...
2007-09-11 22:08:05 · answer #3 · answered by J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋