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Lookatthetwonumbers.Howaretheyalikeandhowarethey
different?
4.56and4.56...

E.Q.Whatarerationalandirrationalnumbers?
Whatisa *Allrationalnumberscanbeexpressed
rational
astheratiooftwointegers
number? a
(,whereaandbarebothintegers)
b

*0.75isarationalnumbersbecause
0.75= 3
4

*Rationalnumbersincludeintegers,whole
numbers,anddecimalsthatendorrepeat
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Whatisan
irrational Anynumberthatisn'trational,
number?
isanirrationalnumber.
*Irrationalnumbersincludedecimals
thatdonotrepeatanddonotend.

*and2arethemostfamous
irrationalnumbers

*3=1.732050807.....

Allrealnumbersareeitherrationalorirrational.

RealNumbers
Rational Irrational
Decimalsthatdon't
endanddon'trepeat

Integers Fractions
{...3,2,1,0,1,2,3...}

WholeNumbers Repeatingor
{0,1,2,3...}
EndingDecimals
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Decide
whetherthe 1.)3.14 2.)3.141529.....
numberis
rationalor
irrationaland
explainwhy?

3.) 4.)

5.) 6.)

Decide
whetherthe 7.) 2.1212121212.... 8.)0.9
numberis
rationalor
irrationaland
explainwhy?

9.)8.125461348233... 10.)

2
11.) 12.) +42
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