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Rational Number Definition: A rational number is a number that can be written in the form a/b such that a and b are both integers and b is unequal to zero. (Integers are the numbers {...,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,...}) Examples: 1/3, 7/8, -3/4, 13,/8, 0.9, -2.3 The decimal representation of any rational number will either terminate or eventually reach a repeating set of digits (e.g. 1/4 = .25; 2/9 = .2222...; 1/7 = .142857142857142857...; 1/6=.166666... The following are not rational: Pi, the square root of 2, cube root of 11 Question: Is zero a rational number? Explain. Question: What does it mean for a person's behavior to be rational? irrational?
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