Question
In this unit, you learned about rational and irrational numbers. The following is a number and two students’ explanations on whether the number is rational or irrational.
Square root of 2 over 8
Student A: Square root of 2 over 8 is a rational number because it can be written as a fraction.
Student B: Square root of 2 over 8 is an irrational number because square root of 2 is irrational.
Evaluate the reasoning provided by both student A and B, and correct the errors. Make sure to provide proper reasoning.
Come up with one challenging rational or irrational number. Make sure to not include the answer.
Square root of 2 over 8
Student A: Square root of 2 over 8 is a rational number because it can be written as a fraction.
Student B: Square root of 2 over 8 is an irrational number because square root of 2 is irrational.
Evaluate the reasoning provided by both student A and B, and correct the errors. Make sure to provide proper reasoning.
Come up with one challenging rational or irrational number. Make sure to not include the answer.
Answers
oobleck
it depends on whether you are talking about
√2 / 8 √(2/8)
math is better than words for this kind of stuff.
Hint: √4 = 2 is rational
√2 / 8 √(2/8)
math is better than words for this kind of stuff.
Hint: √4 = 2 is rational
Math
its √2/8 not √(2/8)