Understanding Irrational Numbers
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Powered by AITo determine the number of prime factors of 36, first express it in prime factor form: \( 36 = 2^2 \times 3^2 \). The distinct primes in this factorization are 2 and 3, so the number of prime factors is 2 .
The square root of 4 is 2, which is an integer. Since integers can be expressed as the ratio of two integers (e.g., \( \frac{2}{1} \)), they are rational numbers, not irrational .
The reciprocal of a single irrational number is typically irrational; however, if two irrational numbers are multiplicatively inverse, their reciprocals can be rational. For instance, \( \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \) and \( \sqrt{2} \) multiplied together equals 1, a rational number. Thus, the reciprocal condition is situationally dependent .
Given \( \log_{10} 0.001 = -3 \), verify by rewriting 0.001 as \( 10^{-3} \). Applying the definition \( \log_b(a) = c \) implies \( b^c = a \), so \( 10^{-3} = 0.001 \). Thus, \( 0.001 = 10^{-3} \), confirming \( 10^3 = \frac{1}{1000} \) is consistent with the logarithmic statement .
2.547 is a rational number because it is a finite decimal. Finite decimals represent numbers expressible as fractions where the numerator and denominator are integers, which meets the condition of rational numbers .
The greatest number of boys corresponds to the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 60 and 135. Using prime factorization: \( 60 = 2^2 \times 3 \times 5 \) and \( 135 = 3^3 \times 5 \); the common factors are \( 3 \times 5 \), thus GCD is 15. Therefore, the teacher can distribute the items equally among 15 boys .
An irrational number cannot be expressed in the form \( \frac{p}{q} \), where \( p \) and \( q \) are integers and \( q \neq 0 \). They are characterized by non-terminating, non-repeating decimals . This is because their decimal expansions go on forever without repeating a pattern, making it impossible to represent them as a simple ratio of integers.
\( \pi \) is irrational because it cannot be expressed as a fraction \( \frac{p}{q} \) where \( p \) and \( q \) are integers. Its decimal representation is infinite and non-repeating. It is not a rational number (expressible as a ratio), nor is it a prime or composite number as those terms apply to integers .
LCM of 12 and 42 is the smallest multiple of both numbers. Prime factorizations are: \( 12 = 2^2 \times 3 \) and \( 42 = 2 \times 3 \times 7 \). LCM takes the highest power of each prime: \( 2^2 \times 3 \times 7 = 84 \). Solving \( 84 = 10m + 4 \), we find \( 10m = 80 \), so \( m = 8 \).