Irrational numbers are numbers that cannot be expressed as the ratio of two whole numbers. This is opposed to rational numbers, like 2, 7, one-fifth and -13/9, which can be, and are, expressed as the ...

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It may be useful to revise M8 Rational and Irrational numbers and M4 Algebraic fractions. Surds are irrational numbers containing a square root sign. They are square roots of numbers that are not ...

The ancient Greeks wanted to believe that the universe could be described in its entirety using only whole numbers and the ratios between them — fractions, or what we now call rational numbers. But ...

A number is irrational if it cannot be written as a fraction. The decimal form of an irrational number does not terminate or recur. Examples of irrational numbers are \(\pi\) = 3.14159… and √2 = ...