Is

–4 3/7
anirrationalnumber?

1 answer

No, \(-4 \frac{3}{7}\) is not an irrational number. It is a mixed number, which can be expressed as a fraction.

To clarify:

  • Irrational numbers cannot be expressed as a fraction of two integers. Examples include numbers like \(\sqrt{2}\) and \(\pi\).
  • Rational numbers, on the other hand, can be expressed as a fraction of two integers.

You can convert \(-4 \frac{3}{7}\) to an improper fraction. It can be written as:

\[ -4 \frac{3}{7} = -\left(4 \times 7 + 3\right)/7 = -\frac{28 + 3}{7} = -\frac{31}{7} \]

Since \(-\frac{31}{7}\) is a fraction of two integers, \(-4 \frac{3}{7}\) is a rational number.