document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=250905>Question 250905</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 47.	Classify each of the following as a rational or irrational number. 7/22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.14114111411114. . _______________  square root of 2 + 8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #184393 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=184393\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First a definition:  A rational number is any number that can be expressed as a fraction in some way. Books often say a/b, where b cannot = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we have 7/22 - since this is a fraction it is \"rational\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.14114111411114 . . . - here there is a pattern to the numbers, but it is not repeating the same pattern. This is \"irrational\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%29+%2B+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%29+%2B+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > - any time you have the square root of a prime number, it will never be rational. It is \"irrational.\"<BR>\n" );
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