Question

5.The value of a cannot be written as the ratio oftwo integers. Which statement is true?A. x is a rational number.B. x is an irrational number.C. The decimal expansion of a repeats.D. The decimal expansion of x terminates.

Answer 1

If the number "a" can not be writeen as the ratio of two integers, it means it can not be expressed in a fraction form.

The last is the condition for a number to be rational, so "a" must be irrational.

As a is irrational, it must