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rational number - a number that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction p/q of two integers

A rational number is such that when you multiply it by 7/3 and subtract 3/2 from the product, you ge
A rational number is such that when you multiply it by 7/3 and subtract 3/2 from the product, you get 92. What is the number? Let the rational number be x. We're given: 7x/3 - 3/2 = 92 Using a common denominator of 3*2 = 6, we rewrite this as: 14x/6 - 9/6 = 92 (14x - 9)/6 = 92 Cross multiply: 14x - 9 = 92 * 6 14x - 9 = 552 To solve for x, we [URL='https://www.mathcelebrity.com/1unk.php?num=14x-9%3D552&pl=Solve']type this equation into our search engine [/URL]and we get: x = [B]40.07[/B]

Factoring and Root Finding
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Irrational Numbers Between
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Prove sqrt(2) is irrational
Use proof by contradiction. Assume sqrt(2) is rational. This means that sqrt(2) = p/q for some integers p and q, with q <>0. We assume p and q are in lowest terms. Square both side and we get: 2 = p^2/q^2 p^2 = 2q^2 This means p^2 must be an even number which means p is also even since the square of an odd number is odd. So we have p = 2k for some integer k. From this, it follows that: 2q^2 = p^2 = (2k)^2 = 4k^2 2q^2 = 4k^2 q^2 = 2k^2 q^2 is also even, therefore q must be even. So both p and q are even. This contradicts are assumption that p and q were in lowest terms. So sqrt(2) [B]cannot be rational. [MEDIA=youtube]tXoo9-8Ewq8[/MEDIA][/B]

Prove the sum of any two rational numbers is rational
Take two integers, r and s. We can write r as a/b for integers a and b since a rational number can be written as a quotient of integers We can write s as c/d for integers c and d since a rational number can be written as a quotient of integers Add r and s: r + s = a/b + c/d With a common denominator bd, we have: r + s = (ad + bc)/bd Because a, b, c, and d are integers, ad + bc is an integer since rational numbers are closed under addition and multiplication. Since b and d are non-zero integers, bd is a non-zero integer. Since we have the quotient of 2 integers, r + s is a rational number. [MEDIA=youtube]0ugZSICt_bQ[/MEDIA]

Rational Number Subtraction
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Rational Numbers
Free Rational Numbers Calculator - This lesson walks you through what rational numbers are, how to write rational numbers, rational number notation, and what's included in rational numbers

Rational Numbers Between
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Rational,Irrational,Natural,Integer Property
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