Which of the following is NOT a real number?

a) 0.0005
b) 13/0
c) square root of 1/16

I picked c, am i correct???????

User Icon for Sammy Sammy answered
11 years ago

Yes.

User Icon for Laruen Laruen answered
11 years ago

thank you

User Icon for Sammy Sammy answered
11 years ago

Sorry, completely misread the order of the letters. No, b is correct. Because 13/0 is undefined.

User Icon for Laruen Laruen answered
11 years ago

ohhhhh

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User Icon for Sammy Sammy answered
11 years ago

The square root of 1/16 is 0.25 which is a real number. When the number under the square root is negative , that's when you have a number that is not real.

User Icon for Sammy Sammy answered
11 years ago

You're welcome.

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

Yes, you are correct. The square root of 1/16 is not a real number.

To determine whether each option is a real number or not, let's go through them step by step.

a) 0.0005: This is a real number because it is a decimal representation of a finite value.

b) 13/0: This is not a real number. Division by zero is undefined in mathematics, so this fraction does not represent a real number.

c) Square root of 1/16: This is not a real number. The square root of any positive number is a real number. However, the square root of a negative number is not a real number. In this case, the square root of 1/16 is equal to 1/4, which is a positive number. So, this option is incorrect.

Therefore, the correct answer is c) square root of 1/16.