Question

Find a rational number and an irrational number that are between 5.2 and 5.5. Include the decimal approximation of the irrational number to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

A rational number is a number that can be expressed in a ratio between two numbers while an irrational number cannot. An example of rational between 5.2 and 5.5 is 5.3. An example of an irrational number between 5.2 and 5.5 is √28 which approximately equal to 5.29