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Question
Explain, how irrational numbers differ from rational numbers ?
Solution
Every rational number must have either terminating or non-terminating but irrational number must have non- terminating and non-repeating decimal representation.
A rational number is a number that can be written as simple fraction (ratio) and denominator is not equal to zero while an irrational is a number that cannot be written as a ratio.
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