document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=102981>Question 102981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having a difficult time understanding rational, irrational and complex numbers. So far I have come up with (from my homework) 3-(-5)^1/2i as complex- is this correct? My question is what is (2)^1/2 + 2? I was thinking irrational but like I said I am having a difficult time with this. Thank you in advance for any help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #74889 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=74889\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your classification of the values is correct\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "complex numbers have an imaginary (i) component<BR>\n" );
document.write( "even roots of negative numbers are an example\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "irrational numbers are thoase that can't be written as a ratio (fraction) of real whole numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "all of the \"not perfect\" roots fall into this category as well as things like pi and e (the base for natural logs) </SPAN>\n" );
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