Which statements are true for irrational numbers written in decimal form?

A. Irrational numbers are nonterminating.

B. Irrational numbers are repeating.

C. Irrational numbers are nonrepeating.

D. Irrational numbers are terminating

1 answer

For irrational numbers written in decimal form, the following statements are true:

A. Irrational numbers are nonterminating. - This statement is true because irrational numbers cannot be expressed as a finite decimal.

C. Irrational numbers are nonrepeating. - This statement is also true because the decimal expansion of irrational numbers does not exhibit any repeating pattern.

The other statements are false:

B. Irrational numbers are repeating. - This statement is false because irrational numbers do not have a repeating pattern in their decimal form.

D. Irrational numbers are terminating. - This statement is false because irrational numbers cannot be expressed as a terminating decimal.

In summary, the true statements regarding irrational numbers written in decimal form are A and C.