SOLUTION: Why is it that irrational numbers can never be expressed as a quotient of integers?

Question 270000: Why is it that irrational numbers can never be expressed as a quotient of integers?
Found 3 solutions by stanbon, Tobiasz, edjones:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Why is an orange not an apple?
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Stan H.
Answer by Tobiasz(54)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The word "rational" comes from "ratio." A rational number is one that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers. An irrational number is one that cannot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrational_number
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Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Because if they could be expressed as a fraction then they wouldn't be irrational.
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