How can we find irrational number between two rational numbers?
Anabella Gilbert
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2023-01-07
How can we find irrational number between two rational numbers?
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Raymond Patel
Beginner2023-01-08Added 7 answers
The four methods for locating an irrational number that is between two rational numbers are as follows: Irrational numbers have non-recurring non-terminating decimals just like square root of 2 = 1.41421356237305904…. The numbers that follow the decimal point don't repeat in any particular pattern and never run out. So keeping this in mind, we can write the numbers which are not repeating in any manner (not like 2.17171717), whatever we wish after the decimal point and indicate it is never-ending. If we consider between 3.1 and 3.2, we can write infinite such numbers. Examples: 3.11729393223578214627482716439386424145749… (The successive dots indicate it is non-terminating). 3.1897825830294836834902937329847239230973… 3.1087654876341739263927832789201423739321153… and so on. The second method is to square the given two rational numbers A and B, such that A<B. Then considering any number between A^2 and B^2 say (A^2 - 0.006, such that it isn’t a perfect square). The square root of such numbers are always irrational. Example: Between 2.7 and 2.8, we can find the irrational number as follows, (2.7)^2 = 7.29 and (2.8)^2 = 7.84. Pick any random rational number between these two. Let it be 7.347. The square root of 7.347 is 2.710535002541011… It is irrational. Similarly, Sq.rt of 7.562 is 2.74990908941… The lowest number is multiplied by an irrational number, such that the product won't significantly change the value of that number, to create the third method. Here I can specifically tell that the number for a two digit number is almost between 1.001 and 1.0001(such that it isn’t a perfect square). It goes on higher as the number of digits before the decimal place increases. Example: Between the numbers 75.6 and 89.2, an irrational number can be found as, 75.6 x square root of (1.0002) is an irrational. Like that we can multiply infinite irrational numbers with that rational number such that its value doesn’t exceed the greater number. The fourth method is by dividing the greater number by an irrational number such that the resulting number isn’t lower than the other number. If the numbers are 27.54 and 34.82, then, 34.82/(square root of 1.0033) is an irrational number between those two. (It is more apt to consider numbers like 1.0000283, 1.000726 etc.., as its effect on the value is insignificant).