document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=302835>Question 302835</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> is 0.37 an irrational number and how do i tell?? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "No, 0.37 is NOT an irrational number.  An irrational number is a number that is not rational.  A rational number is a number that can be expressed as the quotient (or ratio -- hence the name rational) of two integers.  37 is an integer and 100 is an integer and 0.37 is EXACTLY equal to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \frac{37}{100}\">, therefore 0.37 is rational.  ANY number that can be EXACTLY expressed as a decimal, no matter how many decimal places it has, is a rational number.  Just count the number of decimal places represented, take away the decimal point, and make the denominator a 1 followed by a number of zeros equal to the count of decimal places.  Any decimal that repeats is also a rational number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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