Re: Is 22/7 rational or irrational?
Posted by: DSF/NJ on 10/22/09
The confusion sets in when 22/7 is accepted as an equivalent of
pi (which is irrational). 22/7 is a very close approximation of
pi, but they are different.
On 10/22/09, rational wrote:
> By definition, an irrational number is a number that cannot be
> represented as a fraction. Therefore, 22/7 and any other
> fraction (that has a whole number in the numerator and
> denominator) is a rational number
