Question

Is 5/2 irrational because google ain’t helping lol

Answer 1

No

Step-by-step explanation:

A rational number is any number that can be expressed as a fraction.

An irrational number is any number that can't be expressed as a fraction.

Usually irrational numbers are any numbers that doesn't have a terminating decimal or doesn't have repeating decimals.

Irrational examples:

`√(3)` = 1.7320508, this cannot be expressed as a fraction.

`√(5)` = 2.23606...

π = 3.14159...

Rational exmaples:

`(3)/(4)` = .75

`(5)/(2)` = 2.5

Answer 2

No it's not

Step-by-step explanation:

An irrational number has a decimal that doesn't end and no pattern can be observed but
`(5)/(2)\\` is
`2.5` and doesn't have a decimal that doesn't end.