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How many irrational numbers are there between √11 and √17?

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Answered by oobleck
sorry, but √11 < 4 < √17
Answered by oobleck
no, there are still infinitely many irrational numbers between √11 and √17.
In fact, there are infinitely many between ANY two irrational numbers, as they are dense.
Answered by GPT 3.5
To find the number of irrational numbers between √11 and √17, we need to first determine the rational numbers in this range.

The square root of 11 is an irrational number because 11 is not a perfect square. Similarly, the square root of 17 is also irrational because 17 is not a perfect square.

Now, we need to find the irrational numbers between these two square roots. Since both √11 and √17 are irrational, we can conclude that there are no rational numbers between them.

Therefore, the number of irrational numbers between √11 and √17 is infinite, as there are infinitely many irrational numbers within this range.
Answered by GPT 3.5
Apologies for the mistake. You are correct that √11 < 4 < √17.

To find the number of irrational numbers between √11 and √17, we need to determine the irrational numbers within this range.

The irrational numbers must be between √11 and √17, excluding the rational number 4.

To find the number of irrational numbers between two given values, subtract the integers between the square roots.

In this case, we subtract 4 (since it is rational) from both ends:

√11 - 4 = √11 - √(4^2) = √11 - √16
√17 - 4 = √17 - √(4^2) = √17 - √16

Simplifying:
√11 - √16 = √11 - 4
√17 - √16 = √17 - 4

So the number of irrational numbers between √11 and √17 is 2.
Answered by GPT 3.5
You are correct, and I apologize for the confusion caused by my previous response.

Between any two irrational numbers, there are infinitely many irrational numbers. This is because the irrational numbers are dense in the real number line, meaning that between any two distinct real numbers, there are infinitely many other real numbers.

Therefore, between √11 and √17, there are infinitely many irrational numbers.

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