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Rational and Irrational Numbers MCQs

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  1. Q1. A surfer rides a wave measured at 0.6 metres of face; rational or irrational?

    • A.Irrational
    • B.Neither rational nor irrational
    • C.Undeterminable
    • D.Rational

    Answer: D. Rational

    0.6: 0.6 is a terminating decimal equal to a fraction. Hence the number is rational.

  2. Q2. A pharmacist dilutes a drug to a concentration of cbrt(30) mol/L; does that strength sit among the rationals or the irrationals?

    • A.Undeterminable
    • B.Neither rational nor irrational
    • C.Irrational
    • D.Rational

    Answer: C. Irrational

    cbrt(30): 30 is not a perfect cube, so cbrt(30) is irrational. Hence the number is irrational.

  3. Q3. An optician grinds a lens to a power of cbrt(3); rational or irrational?

    • A.Rational
    • B.Neither rational nor irrational
    • C.Undeterminable
    • D.Irrational

    Answer: D. Irrational

    cbrt(3): 3 is not a perfect cube, so cbrt(3) is irrational. Hence the number is irrational.

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