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#1 2009-02-17 01:37:09
- atut
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hi can you please help me.....
Dont understand this question can anyone please help me with it.
2√3 = ?
Thanks....
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#2 2009-02-17 03:01:10
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: hi can you please help me.....
The number 2√3 is an irrational number. It is 2 multiplied by the square root of 3.
The value of 2√3 is 3.4641.
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#3 2009-02-17 06:57:20
- Devantè
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Re: hi can you please help me.....
Yes as ganesh said, it is irrational, so instead of writing 3.4641 and all its tedious decimal places we simply write it as 2√3.
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#4 2009-02-19 21:11:01
- jesh
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Re: hi can you please help me.....
yeah, ganesh and devante are both right.
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