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sologuitar

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Both Rational & Irrational

College Algebra
Section R.1

Are there any real numbers that are both rational and irrational?

Bob

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Re: Both Rational & Irrational

hi harpazo1965

In a word, no.

The set of rational is all those numbers that can be written as the ratio of two integers:
eg 0.5 = 2/4

The set of irrationals is all those (real) numbers that cannot be so written.
eg   √2.

There is a fairly well known proof that root 2 cannot be written as a ratio of integers.

Bob

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sologuitar

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Re: Both Rational & Irrational

Can you recommend a good math site or YouTube video clip that goes a little deeper into the realm of real numbers?