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Is 25.28cm^2 rational or irrational? I'm pretty sure it's rational but the textbook says irrational... what? o.O
 Oct 2, 2013
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25.28 is rational so long as it has not been rounded off. (If it was rounded off it may be an approximation for an irrational number)
cm^2 has nothing to do with it.

Any number that can be expressed exactly as a fraction can also be expressed exactly as a terminating or recurring decimal, and, all these numbers are rational.
 Oct 2, 2013
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Melody:

25.28 is rational so long as it has not been rounded off. (If it was rounded off it may be an approximation for an irrational number)
cm^2 has nothing to do with it.

Any number that can be expressed exactly as a fraction can also be expressed exactly as a terminating or recurring decimal, and, all these numbers are rational.



Thank you!
 Oct 2, 2013
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You are very welcome!
 Oct 2, 2013

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