document.write( "Question 91721: I STILL DIDN'T undersatand what is the differnce between rational and irrational numbers. and what is really the real numbers
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Algebra.Com's Answer #66613 by scott8148(6628)\"\" \"About 
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rational numbers are those that can be written as the RATIO of two whole numbers, while irrational numbers can't be\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "examples are helpful ... 3, 11/4, -3/7, 2i are all rational\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "numbers like \"sqrt%287%29\" and pi are irrational - not equal to ANY fraction ... this is true of ALL non-perfect square roots\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "real numbers are those that DON'T contain an imaginary component - no \"sqrt%28-1%29\" or i\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a number can be rational or irrational AND real or imaginary
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