Question

When looking at a decimal number (ex. 6.349821477...) what are some of the characteristics that will help you identify if the number is rational or irrational?

Answer 1

To determine whether a decimal is rational or not, you need to know that...

Irrational numbers don't end and have no pattern whereas rational numbers are the complete opposite. Rational numbers end and have a repeating pattern.

Explanation:

Here are examples of irrational numbers:

0.9384903204..... , π , √2

Examples of rational numbers:

0.777777... (is rational because it has a repeating pattern of 7) , √49

Hope this helps :)