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\/ 24
is this an irrational number?
i think so it is
if that is square root of 24, yes, all square roots are irrational numbers
oh. ok. thank u. Conversation above seems to be dragging on.
To determine if a number is irrational, we need to check if it can be expressed as a fraction (ratio) of two integers. In this case, the given number is a square root symbol followed by 24. To evaluate if it is an irrational number, we need to calculate the square root of 24.
To calculate the square root of 24:
1. Start by estimating the square root of 24. Let's choose 4 as an initial estimation.
2. Divide 24 by the estimation: 24/4 = 6.
3. Take the average of the estimation and the result obtained in step 2: (4 + 6)/2 = 5.
4. Repeat step 2 and step 3 until you get a precise value.
By repeating these steps, you will eventually find that the square root of 24 is approximately 4.89897948557.
Now, to determine if this number is irrational, we need to check if it can be expressed as a fraction. In this case, it cannot be expressed as a fraction of two integers, meaning it has an infinite non-repeating decimal representation. Therefore, the number √24 is considered an irrational number.