What is an Irrational number?
- Numbers which are not rational are irrational
- An irrational number is a number that cannot be described in the form of p/q
- Numbers that cannot be written as a ratio of two integers are called Irrational
- It is denoted by P
Irrational number Examples
- *π = 22/ 7, = 3.1428571428571…
- It is an approximation, that is close but not accurate.
- Hence it is an irrational number.
Typical irrational numbers
Square roots of integers that are not perfect squares