document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=135818>Question 135818</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the answer to the square root of 7.. not in decimal term though like in a regular number.. for example the square root of 16 is 4... jus like that but for the square root of 7..? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #99510 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=99510\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sqrt(7) is an irrational number which means it has no fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equivalent.  If you try to express it in a decimal form you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "will get an endless stream of digits that have no repeating <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rational numbers are different: although 1/3 has an endless <BR>\n" );
document.write( "stream of digits, it has a repeating pattern !/3 = 0.333333333.....<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Every rational p/q number has a repeating repeating pattern <BR>\n" );
document.write( "that is no longer than q-1.  Why? because you would run <BR>\n" );
document.write( "out of unique remainders after q-1 divisions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Try it with 1/11 = = 0.0909090909... <BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 1/23 = 0.0434782609.... Try to see when it begins repeating.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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