Classifying , , and as Rational or Irrational
Given the three numbers , , and , classify each as rational or irrational by inspecting its decimal form.
Rational numbers (decimals that stop or repeat):
- : The digit repeats endlessly after , so this is a repeating decimal and therefore rational.
- : The decimal ends after two digits, so it is a terminating decimal and therefore rational.
Irrational numbers (decimals that neither stop nor repeat):
- : The digits continue without settling into a repeating block and the decimal does not terminate, so this number is irrational.
The key strategy is to look for a terminating or repeating pattern — if one exists, the number is rational; if neither condition holds, the number is irrational.
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