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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm not sure how to do these can I please get help?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.	 a) Select any irrational number, and turn it into a rational number by<BR>\n" );
document.write( " using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or exponentiation.   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "choose an arbitrary irrational number, say <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Bsqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Bsqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To turn it into a rational number, we simply multiply it by <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3-sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3-sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The result is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%283-sqrt%282%29%29=3%5E2-%28sqrt%282%29%29%5E2=9-2+=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2Bsqrt%282%29%29%283-sqrt%282%29%29=3%5E2-%28sqrt%282%29%29%5E2=9-2+=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "choose an imaginary irrational number, say <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Bi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Bi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "To turn it into an imaginary number, we simply multiply it by <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2-i ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2-i\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The result is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2Bi%29%282-i%29=2%5E2-i%5E2=4-%28-1%29=4%2B1=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2Bi%29%282-i%29=2%5E2-i%5E2=4-%28-1%29=4%2B1=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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