SOLUTION: is 2.040506 a rational or irrational number? I think that it is a irrational number. is this right?

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Question 5853: is 2.040506 a rational or irrational number?
I think that it is a irrational number. is this right?
Answer by CharStar(110) About Me  (Show Source):
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Yes, you are correct. The irrational number are numbers that can be written as decimasl whose digits continue on without terminating or repeating a patters, such as pi (3.14159) or square root of 2 (1.414213). Remember that not all square roots are irrational number, square root 25 = 5.