SOLUTION: an irrational number between {{{5/3}}} and {{{3/5}}}

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Question 504059: an irrational number between 5%2F3 and 3%2F5
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5%2F3 = 1.666666···

3%2F5 = 0.6

The square root of 2 is irrational and it's about 1.414213562,
so it will do.

My answer: sqrt%282%29, but there are lots of other answers
that would do.  Here are some other possible anwers:

pi%2F2
root%283%2C3%29
root%284%2C3%29
root%285%2C3%29
root%286%2C3%29
root%287%2C3%29
root%283%2C4%29
root%284%2C4%29
root%285%2C4%29
root%286%2C4%29
root%287%2C4%29
root%284%2C5%29
root%285%2C5%29
root%286%2C5%29
root%287%2C5%29
root%284%2C6%29
root%285%2C6%29
root%286%2C6%29
root%287%2C6%29
root%284%2C7%29
root%285%2C7%29
root%286%2C7%29
root%287%2C7%29
1.01001000100001000001···

and many many more!

Edwin