Which of the following

Question

correctly defines the term
irrational number?
any of the rational
numbers as well as
their negative
opposites
a number that includes
a repeating decimal
a number that cannot
be obtained by the
division of two integers
the square root of any
number

Answer 1

The correct definition of an irrational number is:

a number that cannot be obtained by the division of two integers.

Irrational numbers cannot be expressed as a fraction of two integers, which means they do not have a repeating or terminating decimal representation. Examples of irrational numbers include √2 and π.