document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=315895>Question 315895</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how can you show that each number is a rational number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #225991 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=225991\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each number is NOT a rational number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rational numbers can be written in the form a/b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where a and b are integers and b is not zero.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lots of numbers cannot be written in that form.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A bunch of them are called irrational numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Examples are: sqrt(2), sqrt(3), pi, e, sqrt(any number that is not a perfect square) .....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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