SOLUTION: I'm not sure how to do these can I please get help? 2. a) Select any irrational number, and turn it into a rational number by using addition, subtraction, multiplication,

Question 152070This question is from textbook elementary and intermediate algebra concepts and applications
: I'm not sure how to do these can I please get help?

2. a) Select any irrational number, and turn it into a rational number by
using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or exponentiation.
b) Select any imaginary number (of the form "a + bi" where a and b are non-zero real numbers), and turn it into a real number by using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or exponentiation.
This question is from textbook elementary and intermediate algebra concepts and applications

Answer by orca(409) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a)
choose an arbitrary irrational number, say

To turn it into a rational number, we simply multiply it by

The result is

b)
choose an imaginary irrational number, say

To turn it into an imaginary number, we simply multiply it by

The result is

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