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Π is an Irrational Number (True/False). - Mathematics

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Question

π is an irrational number (True/False).

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Solution

Here `pi` is an irrational number

True

Reason:

Rational number is one that can be expressed as the fraction of two integers. 

Rational numbers converted into decimal notation always repeat themselves somewhere in their digits. 

For example, 3 is a rational number as it can be written as 3/1 and in decimal notation it is expressed with an infinite amount of zeros to the right of the decimal point. 1/7 is also a rational number. Its decimal notation is 0.142857142857…, a repetition of six digits.

However `sqrt2 `cannot be written as the fraction of two integers and is therefore irrational.

Now,

`pi = 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510..`

Thus, it is irrational.

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Chapter 1: Real Numbers - Exercise 1.7 [Page 58]

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RD Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 10
Chapter 1 Real Numbers
Exercise 1.7 | Q 22 | Page 58

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