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Identify the following as rational or irrational numbers. Give the decimal representation of rational numbers:(i) \(\sqrt4\)(ii) \(3\sqrt{18}\)(iii) \(\sqrt{1.44}\)(iv) \({\sqrt\frac{6}{27}}\)(v) \(\sqrt{64}\)(vi) \(\sqrt{100}\) |
Answer» (i) \(\sqrt4 = 2 = \frac{2}{1}\) \(\sqrt4\) can be written in the form of \(\frac{p}q\), so it is a rational number. Its decimal expansion is 2.0 (ii) \(3\sqrt{18}\) \(= 3\sqrt{{2 \times 3\times 3}}\) \(=3 \times 3 \sqrt2\) \(= 9\sqrt2\) Since, the product of a rational and an irrational is an irrational number. Therefore,\(9\sqrt2\) is an irrational; \(3\sqrt{18}\) is an irrational number (iii) We have, \(\sqrt{1.44}\) \(= \frac{12}{10}\) = 1.2 Every terminating decimal is a rational number, so 1.2 is a rational number. (iv) we have, \(\sqrt\frac{9}{27}\) \(= \frac{3}{\sqrt{27}}\) \(\frac{3}{\sqrt{3\times 3\times 3}}\) \(= \frac{1}{3}\) Quotient of a rational and an irrational number is irrational number. Therefore, it is an irrational number. (v) -\(\sqrt{64}\) \(= - \sqrt{8\times8}\) = - 8 = -8/1 AS it can be expressed in the form of \(\frac{p}q,\) so it is a rational number (vi) \(\sqrt{100}\) = 10 = \(\frac{10}{1}\) Thus it can be expressed in the form of \(\frac{p}q,\) so it is a rational number. |
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