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Up to this point, the only types of numbers you've seen have been rational numbers. You can write any rational number as a fraction. The prefix ir- means not. What do you think it means for a number to be irrational? Can you think of any numbers that are irrational?

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Answer:

Since rational numbers can be written as a ratio, such as a/b, then irrational numbers can not be written that way.

Explanation:

Square roots of non-perfect squares are irrational numbers because they are non-terminating and non repeating decimals

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