Are you rational

0 , 1 , 2 3 , 1.2 3.4 , 5 6 + 7 8 , 10 , 16 , π , π π + π , 1 + 5 4 \begin{array} {r r r r r } 0, & 1, & \frac{2}{3}, & \frac{ 1.2}{3.4}, & \frac{5}{6} + \frac{7}{8}, \\\\ \sqrt{10}, & \sqrt{16}, & \pi, & \frac{\pi}{\pi + \pi}, & \sqrt{ 1+ \frac{5}{4} } \end{array}

How many of the above 10 numbers are rational?


The answer is 8.

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22 solutions

Only 10 \sqrt{10} and π \pi are irrational. Hence the rational numbers are 10-2=8 in number. \square

there are only eight rationalize bcz pi and 1o under the root are not rationalize

Kiran Ali - 7 years, 4 months ago

Square root of 16 is still 4 and Square root of 1 plus five fourths isn't yet rationalize so there are only 8 rationalized on the given.

Rhaine Cunahap - 7 years, 4 months ago

nice but i dont understad this

zarree khan - 7 years, 4 months ago

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go thru theory relating to rational and irrational numbers u will understand!......https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/order-of-operations/rational-irrational-numbers/v/introduction-to-rational-and-irrational-numbers

Arijit Banerjee - 7 years, 2 months ago

i was following definition that there should be no common factor of p and q....as written in std. 7-8 books, so i thought 1.2/3.4 is not rational

Ron Don - 7 years, 3 months ago

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No its not so the fraction must be in its lowest form

atta Rahman - 7 years, 3 months ago

7 rationals.Rational numbers are the numbers which can be written in the form p/q where q not equal to 0, and p and q are integers..pi,sqrt(10),1.2/3.4 are irrational.

Fasla P A - 7 years, 2 months ago

Onl 8 numbers are rational. Because Pi & Root 10 is fraction.

Ahsanul Kabir Hossain Anik - 7 years, 4 months ago

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Fraction is rational...pi and square root of 10 are real numbers but in decimal form.

Pearl Loterte - 7 years, 4 months ago

you all are wrong if pi is irrational than there exist two fractions containing pi and the other number is 10 under root... so either its ans would 9 or 7...got it

Lucky Khan - 7 years, 4 months ago

Yes 8 is right answer

Gaurav Panchal - 7 years, 4 months ago

pi cant be represented as any ratio..for (10)^1/2 ,it is same as pi...they are awesome natural constants..like e,plank constant,pi..etc

Panchal Kishan - 7 years, 4 months ago

zero and sqrt 10 are not rational

Ubaid Farooq - 7 years, 4 months ago

0,1

Umair Saif - 7 years, 4 months ago

I just don't understand the pi/(pi + pi) ! How this problem can be rational ?

Gui Santos - 7 years, 4 months ago

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\frac { \pi }{ \pi +\pi } =\frac { 1\pi }{ 2\pi } =\frac { 1 }{ 2 }

A Former Brilliant Member - 7 years, 3 months ago

pi/2(pi)=1/2

Ajaz Alam - 7 years, 3 months ago

= 1/1+1

Venugopal A K - 7 years, 3 months ago

pi/ pi+pi = pi/2pi, pi pi cancel each other 1/2 remain

Wajid Anwar - 7 years, 3 months ago

phi/(phi+phi)= phi/2phi =1/2 i.e. phi got cancel with phi and we left with 1/2 which is rational

atta Rahman - 7 years, 3 months ago

Oh at last I got it. thanks guyzzz

Rehmat Ullah - 7 years, 3 months ago

what about 0 guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shawon Ahmed Shuvo - 7 years, 3 months ago

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0 is not rational no. , since a rational no is in the form of p/q where q not equal to 0

sophiya jacob - 7 years, 2 months ago

Don't understant

Crime Minister GoGo - 7 years, 3 months ago

sqrt(10),pi,pi/2 are irrational are they?

Praveen maddirela - 7 years, 3 months ago

I thought pi is 22/7

Ahmed Elborollosy - 7 years, 3 months ago

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No sir, that's just an approximation

Nathan Cheung - 7 years, 3 months ago

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which one is approximation?

atta Rahman - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Atta Rahman 22/7

Emmanuel Dy - 7 years, 2 months ago

No phi is 3.1415..... non recurring fraction

atta Rahman - 7 years, 3 months ago

In mathematics, a rational number is any number that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction p/q of two integers, with the denominator q not equal to zero. Since q may be equal to 1, every integer is a rational number.

Sasuke Uchihaa - 7 years, 3 months ago

amazing

Farman Khan - 7 years, 3 months ago

what is answer and how

Namrata Khantwal - 7 years, 3 months ago

i want solution of 3^x+4^x+5^x=6^x

Manish Kumar - 7 years, 3 months ago

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3

Vikas Sc - 7 years, 2 months ago

3^x+4^x+5^x=6^x 12^x = 6^x 12^x/6^x = 6^x/6^x 2 = 1

Dladla Arthur - 7 years, 2 months ago

nice

Amir Sohail - 7 years, 3 months ago

plz explain how it is 8

musathaka bhavani - 7 years, 3 months ago

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As a rational number is one that can be completely expressed as a fraction, the following are obviously rational: 0 (think 0/1 or 0/2); 1; 2/3; 1.2/3.4; 5/6 + 7/8. Of those remaining, √16 is 4, of course, so it's rational; π/π+π is the same thing as 1π/2π, which reduces to 1/2; and √(1+(5/4)) is the same thing as √(9/4), which is 3/2. That leaves only π and √10 (which is irreducible) as the only irrational numbers in the lineup. Also, please note that pi (or π) and phi are not the same number.

Seraphim Lawhorn - 7 years, 2 months ago

Phi and sq:root 10 are not rational the rest are rational

atta Rahman - 7 years, 3 months ago

I have little knowledge about why it is? But i give write answer in 1st attempt by using my past experience.

Muhammad Aqeel Sarwar - 7 years, 2 months ago

Oh,it's nice

sundar k - 7 years, 2 months ago

how come? pi = 22/7 rite??

amal zackaria - 7 years, 2 months ago

6th and 8th positioned numbers are not rational

Naeem Nazeer - 7 years, 2 months ago

What is the answer of i^i (iota to the power iota)?

atta Rahman - 7 years, 2 months ago

What is the derivative of absolute x i.ei d/dx IxI=???

atta Rahman - 7 years, 2 months ago

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d/dx |x|=1 ,x>0 and d/dx |-x|=1 , x<0 This is my understanding.

Dladla Arthur - 7 years, 2 months ago

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no it is not so

atta Rahman - 7 years, 2 months ago

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@Atta Rahman Oops! I will try to find it anyway.

Dladla Arthur - 7 years, 2 months ago

d/dx |x|=1 when x>0 , d/dx |x| = -1 when x<0 , and at x=0 ,|x| is not differentiable

Praduman Singh - 7 years, 2 months ago

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good

atta Rahman - 7 years, 2 months ago

pi is neither rational number nor irrational number

Ram Joshi - 7 years, 2 months ago

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It must be a cake then. PIE

Mirco Soffritti - 5 years, 3 months ago

why would you say that root 10 and pi are not rational ?? @pady Hetco

Mohammed Khaled - 7 years, 2 months ago

all r rational bt under root of 10 and pi/pi+pi are not rational

Darshit Soni - 7 years, 2 months ago

im not good with this stuff. . hope i can learn more:(

Leslie Mae Sario - 7 years, 2 months ago

Nice question and the answer is 0 and root 10 are irrational

Desireddy Adithya - 7 years, 2 months ago

fun

Mehdi Bougataya - 7 years, 2 months ago

pi and sqrt{10}is not rational so 8 of them is rational

Talha Rao - 7 years, 2 months ago

8

kartikey maheshwari - 7 years, 2 months ago

plz explan why pi is not rational?

Princess Muskan - 7 years, 4 months ago

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Pi's irrationality is a direct corollary of the Lindemann-Weierstrass theorem used with Euler's Theorem.

Cody Johnson - 7 years, 4 months ago

because 22/7 is just a approx value of pi..

Saurav Bhimsaria - 7 years, 4 months ago

becoz it is one of the non terminating decimal fraction, if u write pi = 22/7 =3.14567459.........

Lucky Khan - 7 years, 4 months ago

there are only eight rationals., because pi and 0 are not rationals

Leonard Manuel - 7 years, 4 months ago

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O is rational it can be written as 0/1, O/2 or any fraction with 0 as numerator.

Pearl Loterte - 7 years, 4 months ago

why - x - = + ?

atta Rahman - 7 years, 2 months ago

Yeah!

Keith Russel Torres - 7 years, 2 months ago
Shubham Jindal
Dec 10, 2013

A rational number is a number that can be in the form p/q where p and q are integers and q is not equal to zero. So except √10 and π , all 8 are rational numbers .

pi is not rational number.

Avijit Chakraborthy - 7 years, 6 months ago

inexact square roots like square root of 10 is irrational.

Avijit Chakraborthy - 7 years, 6 months ago

Yes, Its ok.

Khalilur Rahman Mondal - 7 years, 6 months ago

Are 0 and 1 also rational numbers??? and the value of π is 22/7,so it is also in the form of p/q. Why it cant be a rational number? and what about √10?

Syed Umar - 7 years, 6 months ago

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π \pi is only approximately 22/7. It is not equal to 22/7.

Calvin Lin Staff - 7 years, 6 months ago

√10 gives inexact value..

Byla Bella - 7 years, 6 months ago

π \pi is taken as 22 7 \frac{22}{7} as it is approximately equal to it and is used to solve problems easily but actually value of π \pi is slighly less than that of 22 7 \frac{22}{7}

Prasun Biswas - 7 years, 5 months ago

Yes, 0 and 1 are rational as they can be represented in p q \frac{p}{q} form as 0 1 \frac{0}{1} and 1 1 \frac{1}{1} . Since 10 = 5 × 2 \sqrt{10}=\sqrt{5}\times \sqrt{2} and both 5 \sqrt{5} and 2 \sqrt{2} are irrational, so their product 10 \sqrt{10} is also irrational.

Prasun Biswas - 7 years, 5 months ago

sorry i am not clear , would you please explain me...!!! this is my mail id (prem.engg09@gmail.com) please inf me

Prem Arya - 7 years, 6 months ago

i didn't understand

Hurum Maksora Tohfa - 7 years, 6 months ago

0 should not be counted

naman khetan - 7 years, 6 months ago

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why 0 should not be counted ? if p=0 and q is not equal to 0, the answer will still be 0..correct me if i'm wrong..

Byla Bella - 7 years, 6 months ago
Rex Boggs
Mar 12, 2014

This isn't a solution, but a wee problem for you to think about. A rational number + a rational number always equals a rational number. Does an irrational number + an irrational number always equal an irrational number?

Pabitra Das
Mar 20, 2014

jus find which numbers u cant depict in (p/q) form

Henrique Ribeiro
Mar 17, 2014

0, 1, 2/3, 1.2/3.4, 5/6 + 7/8, √16, π/(π+π) and √(1+5/4) are rational.

Akshay Jamwal
Mar 11, 2014

A rational number is any number that can be expressed as p/q, where p and q are integers, p ≠ q, q ≠ 0, p and q are relative primes.

Of the 10 examples, only two cannot be expressed like this and are irrational: #6 and #

  1. 0 can be expressed as 0/1 and is therefore rational. 0 works fine as a numerator.
  2. 1 can be expressed as 1/1. Rational.
  3. 2/3 is rational.
  4. 1.2/3.4 can be expressed as 12/34 or 6/17 and is therefore rational.
  5. 5/6 + 7/8 simplifies to 41/24 and is rational.
  6. √10 cannot be expressed as p/q and is therefore irrational.
  7. √16 is 4, 4/1 is a rational number.
  8. π is the most famous irrational number.
  9. π/(π+π) simplifies to 1/2, which is rational. (I initially counted this as irrational without simplifying and got the first attempt wrong... silly me!)
  10. √(1+5/4) simplifies to √(9/4) or √9/√4, or 3/2, which is a rational number.

I am not sure that the Pi thing is correct but, can't you say for example that root 10 is equal to : (root 10)/1 ??!

Mohammed Khaled - 7 years, 2 months ago
Sukriti Kundu
Mar 7, 2014

A number which can be express as a fraction(i.e.p/q) is called rational. Or another way to identify a rational number is - if the square root of a number is a integer then the number is called rational. e.g. sqrt{16}=4. and here 0=(0/1). As a result only Only \sqrt{10} and \pi are not rational. Therefore the number of rational number here is 8.

Nilamani Pradhan
Mar 5, 2014

only pi and sqrt(10) are irrational number

Prasun Biswas
Dec 21, 2013

A number is said to be rational when the no. can be represented in the form p q \frac{p}{q} .

Here, only 10 \sqrt{10} and π \pi are irrational as they cannot be represented in the form p q \frac{p}{q} .

So, there are ( 10 2 ) = 8 (10-2) = \boxed{8} rational nos. here.

How do you prove that π \pi , and 10 \displaystyle \sqrt { 10 } cant be said in the form, a b \displaystyle \frac { a } { b } where a , b Q a, b \in \mathbb { Q } ?

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Mar 20, 2021

0 0

1 1

2 3 \displaystyle \frac { 2 } { 3 }

1.2 3.4 \displaystyle \frac { 1.2 } { 3.4 }

5 6 + 7 8 = 20 24 + 21 24 = 41 24 \displaystyle \frac { 5 } { 6 } + \frac { 7 } { 8 } = \frac { 20 } { 24 } + \frac { 21 } { 24 } = \frac { 41 } { 24 }

10 = a b , a , b Q , a, b are coprime 10 = a 2 b 2 b 2 10 = a 2 2 a 5 b 2 = a 2 2 2 b which contrasts our conditions. \displaystyle \sqrt { 10 } = \frac { a } { b }, a, b \in \mathbb { Q }, \text { a, b are coprime } \rightarrow 10 = \frac { a ^ { 2 } } { b ^ { 2 } } \rightarrow b ^ { 2 } 10 = a ^ { 2 } \rightarrow 2 | a \rightarrow 5 b ^ { 2 } = \frac { a ^ { 2 } } { 2 } \rightarrow 2 | b \rightarrow \text { which contrasts our conditions. }

16 = ± 4 2 = ± 4 \sqrt { 16 } = \sqrt { \pm 4 ^ { 2 } } = \pm 4 .

π = irrational number, and transcendental number. \pi = \text { irrational number, and transcendental number. }

π π + π = π 2 π = 1 2 \displaystyle \frac { \pi } { \pi + \pi } = \frac { \pi } { 2 \pi } = \frac { 1 } { 2 }

1 + 5 4 = 4 4 + 5 4 = 9 4 = ( ± 3 2 ) 2 = ± 3 2 \displaystyle \sqrt { 1 + \frac { 5 } { 4 } } = \sqrt { \frac { 4 } { 4 } + \frac { 5 } { 4 } } = \sqrt { \frac { 9 } { 4 } } = \sqrt { \left ( \pm \frac { 3 } { 2 } \right ) ^ { 2 } } = \pm \frac { 3 } { 2 }

Hence, there are 8 rational numbers. \text { Hence, there are } \boxed { 8 } \text { rational numbers. }

Ratinal no. are those which can be expressed as x/y, (y non-zero)...........

Shweta Rai
Mar 2, 2014

Any number that can be written in fraction form is a rational number. Tis includes integers, terminating decimals, and repeating decimals as well as fractions. 1) 0/1=0 , rational no. 2)1/1=1,rational no. 3)2/3=0.66667,rational no. 4)1.2/3.4=0.35294,rational no. 5)5/6+7/8=1.70833,rational no. 6)sqr root of 10=3.16228,rational no. 7)sqr root of 16=4,rational no. 8)pi=3.14159-----------------------,non terminating ,irrational no. 9)pi/pi+pi=non terminating , irrational no. 10)sqr root of 1+5/4=2.25,rational no.

therefore total no. of rational no. is 8

Tamonash Jana
Feb 27, 2014

yahh.. 8

Triveni Nani
Feb 26, 2014

ans 8

Baishali Dutta
Feb 26, 2014

Only pi and sqrt(10) are irrational. Zero is not as 0 can be expressed as 0/Q where Q can be any positive or negative integer.

Can you explain me why π , and 10 are irrational? \text { Can you explain me why } \pi \text { , and } \sqrt { 10 } \text { are irrational? }

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Sourish Dutta
Feb 25, 2014

8

Amal Singh
Feb 10, 2014

0 and 10 can't be put in the form p/q where p and q are integers and q not equal to zero

Ali Shear
Jan 26, 2014

according to my opinion rational number are those having numeric value

Mohammad Fiyaz
Jan 25, 2014

the term 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,7th, 9th, 10th are rational number

total number=8

All in the first row are rational.. Right? Agree? The first one in second row (root 10) is irrational and "pi" is irrational.. 5+3=8

FForum Shah
Jan 20, 2014

pi is irrational number as pi is infinite decimal series.pi=3.14.... sqrt of 10 is irrational number.

thats right almossed missed it

Tushar Vaidya - 7 years, 3 months ago
Pearl Loterte
Jan 20, 2014

My answers are 0,1,2/3, 1.2/3.4, 5/6+7/8, square root of 16, pi/pi+pi, and the square root of 1+5/4. O can be written in a fraction with O numerator and any integer as denominator. 1 is a perfect square ( all perfect squares are rational numbers-Eucledian theorem), pi/pi+ pi= 1/2, 16 is a perfect square and the square root of 1+5/4 is 3/2.

y 5/6 + 7/8 is rational?

Ashish Zanke - 7 years, 4 months ago

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\frac{5}{6} and \frac{7}{8} both are rationals and sum of two rationals is again rational.

Gaurvan J - 7 years, 3 months ago

5/6+7/8=(5 8+7 6)/6*8=82/48 that is why it is rational

John Solomon - 7 years, 3 months ago

SUM OF TWO RATIONAL QUANTITY IS A RATIONAL QUANTITY.

Pushpam Srivastava - 7 years, 3 months ago

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