Rational numbers
Can be written as a fraction or whole number and has a pattern of repeating decimals and can be positive or negative
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rational numbers | Can be written as a fraction or whole number and has a pattern of repeating decimals and can be positive or negative |
| Irrational numbers | Cannot be written as a fraction or whole number and has decimals that don't repeat and never end |
| Surds | A specific type of irrational number that involves a root (square root, cube root, etc.) it cannot be simplified as a whole number or fraction |
| Square root of 17 | Irrational number |
| Square root of 9 | Rational number |
| Square root of 5 | Irrational number |
| Square root of 3 | Irrational number |
| Square root of 16 | Rational number |
| Square root of 25 | Rational number |
| Square root of 8 | Irrational number |