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What is irrational number and is 4/3 a irrational number??

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\displaystyle\\Answer: \ (4)/(3) \ isn`t\ an\ irrational\ number

Step-by-step explanation:

An irrational number is an infinite non-periodic fraction


\displaystyle\\(4)/(3)=1(1)/(3) \\\\(4)/(3) =1.333333...\\\\(4)/(3)=1.(3)

1.(3) - is an infinite periodic fraction


\displaystyle\\Hence,\ (4)/(3) \ isn`t\ an\ irrational\ number

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Answer: 4/3 is not irrational, it is rational

Step-by-step explanation:

A rational number is a ratio, or fraction, of two integers. The denominator cannot be zero.

4/3 is rational since it's the ratio of the integers 4 over 3.

Since it is rational, it is not irrational. The term "irrational" literally means "not rational". Therefore, a real number is either of those options, but not both simultaneously.

A famous example of an irrational number is
\pi \approx 3.14... because it cannot be written as a fraction of two integers. We can get approximations like 22/7, but never manage to capture the full value of
\pi with a single fraction.

Another example of an irrational number is
√(2)

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