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Which of the following statements is true regarding rational and irrational numbers?
Which of the following statements is true regarding rational and irrational numbers?
- All whole numbers are irrational numbers.
- Every irrational number is a whole number.
- Every whole number is a rational number. (correct)
- Every rational number is a whole number.
Who were the first to discover irrational numbers?
Who were the first to discover irrational numbers?
- Newton
- Archimedes
- Pythagoreans (correct)
- Euclid
Which of the following is an irrational number?
Which of the following is an irrational number?
- 0.5
- sqrt(2) (correct)
- 3/4
- 2.5
What makes a number irrational?
What makes a number irrational?
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What are some examples of irrational numbers?
What are some examples of irrational numbers?
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Which ancient mathematician and philosopher had followers who discovered irrational numbers?
Which ancient mathematician and philosopher had followers who discovered irrational numbers?
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What type of numbers cannot be expressed as a ratio of integers?
What type of numbers cannot be expressed as a ratio of integers?
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In the context of numbers, what does it mean if a number is 'irrational'?
In the context of numbers, what does it mean if a number is 'irrational'?
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$\sqrt{5}$ belongs to which category of numbers?
$\sqrt{5}$ belongs to which category of numbers?
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