document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=625831>Question 625831</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the circumference of a compact disk is computed by using the diameter measured to the nearest te<BR>\n" );
document.write( "nth of a centimeter and 3.14 as an approximation of pie.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which subset of numbers corresponds best to this situation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rational numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "integers- this was my answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "real numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "whole numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "can you explain this, I thought irrational numbers were those that represented pie. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "nth of a centimeter and 3.14 as an approximation of pie.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which subset of numbers corresponds best to this situation?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rational numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "integers- this was my answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "real numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "whole numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "can you explain this, I thought irrational<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.14 is rational<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Limiting the diameter to tenths gives a rational \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore  circumference = Pie*d will be rational. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. \r<BR>\n" );
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