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Rationals 2009-10-30
From Jawsh:
I don't quite understand the whole idea of rationals. If you have 3Squareroot 49. Is that equal to 3Squareroot 7^2? Can you break it down with an example for me please.
Answered by Robert Dawson.
Non-terminating, non-repeating decimals 2008-08-03
From Peter:
How do you take a random, non-terminating, non-repeating decimal into a fraction?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Positive rational numbers 2007-05-22
From Rebecca:
What is the definition of positive rationals/positive rational numbers?
Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
Some irrational numbers 2001-07-03
From Kellie:
  1. Is it possible to write pi as a fraction?

  2. Is it possible to write the square root of 2 as a fraction.. Explain why?

Answered by Harley Weston.
Dividing fractions 2001-05-09
From Rina:
I just wanted to ask if you could help me in math. See I'm having a test soon and its on Dividing Fractions and I just don't get it. My math teacher says that I'll be just fine but I failed my math quiz. I went to ask eric but they could help me so they told me to go to you. So here I am asking you if you could help me.
Answered by Penny Nom.
The n-th place of pi 2001-02-27
From Andrew:
I have always wondered; is it possible to find the value of an irrational number, such as (phi) at it's nth decimal place???

You would plug the decimal place into the formula and the value would be given at the specified decimal place.

When we look at the expression { (sqr 5 + 1)/2 } we are in a sense visualising the number in it's entirety, so the formula may include elements of the above expression in some form.
Answered by Claude Tardif.

Rationals, irrationals and integers 2000-03-14
From Erin McKeon:
Why does the letter J represent the set of integers, the letter Q represent a set of rational numbers and the letter P represent a set of irrational numbers? What do each of these letters stand for?
Answered by Harley Weston.
Turning Fractions into Decimals 1999-01-16
From Lynn:
How do you do it step by step
Answered by Jack LeSage.
Terminating decimals 1998-11-16
From Debra Karr:
A college student studying elementary education asked me a question that I could not think of the correct answer. How can you look at a fraction and tell if is a terminating or non terminating decimal?
Answered by Jack LeSage and Penny Nom.
Adding Fractions 1998-10-15
From Lindsay:
please help me!!!!
Answered by Harley Weston.
Repeating Decimals 1998-10-01
From Chris Norton:
Could you PLEASE give the formula to find out the number of digits in a repeating decimal before it repeats. I have been trying to get it for weeks from Math sites on the Internet. Can you please, please help me ?
Chris Norton

Answered by Chris Fisher and Penny Nom.
Division by a fraction. 1997-11-21
From Roger Marchegiano:
I am interested in a solution to the following extra credit problem for my son in Geometry. We have been unable to produce a satisfactory response:

Show a geometric representation of the division of fractions algorithm, (When you divide fractions you multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator).
Answered by Penny Nom.

Repeating Decimals 1997-01-24
From Grant Reed:
Is there a way to tell that the repeating decimal for 1/17 has no more than 16 repeating digits?
Answered by Penny Nom.
Ses points de discontinuités est les irrationnelles 2002-01-08
From Un eleve:
Je voudrait montrer qu'il n'existe pas de fonction de R--->R tels que ses points de discontinuités est les irrationnelles, en utilisant la methode de "baire".
Answered by Claude Tardif.
 
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