Question
A piece of ribbon 25m long is cut into pieces of equal length.Is it possible to get a piece with irrational length?Explain.
Answers
scott
no
"pieces of equal length" means that the ribbon's 25 m will be divided into a WHOLE NUMBER of pieces
the fraction representing the length of any piece will be 25 m, divided by an integer denominator ... a rational number
"pieces of equal length" means that the ribbon's 25 m will be divided into a WHOLE NUMBER of pieces
the fraction representing the length of any piece will be 25 m, divided by an integer denominator ... a rational number
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yes because of the number it use to make a integers on rational it is irrational. thank yoiu