CHECK IF THE RADICAL IS RATIONAL OR IRRATIONAL WORKSHEET

Tell whether each expression is rational or irrational.

Problem 1 :

-√64

Solution

Problem 2 :

√1600

Solution

Problem 3 :

±√160

Solution

Problem 4 :

√144

Solution

Problem 5 :

√125

Solution

Problem 6 :

-√340

Solution

Problem 7 :

√1.96

Solution

Problem 8 :

-√0.09

Solution

Answer key

1)  rational

2) rational

3)  irrational number

4)  rational

5)  irrational number

6)  irrational number

7) rational

8) rational

Classify each number as RATIONAL (Q) or IRRATIONAL (I)

Problem 1 :

√47

Solution

Problem 2 :

11/9

Solution

Problem 3 :

19/4

Solution

Problem 4 :

√96

Solution

Problem 5 :

19/14

Solution

Problem 6 :

15/4

Solution

Problem 7 :

√84

Solution

Problem 8 :

-9

Solution

Problem 9 :

√72

Solution

Problem 10 :

0

Solution

Problem 11 :

8/9

Solution

Problem 12 :

3

Solution

Answer Key

1)  irrational number

2)  rational number

3) rational number

4)  irrational

5)  rational number

6) rational number

7)  irrational number

8)  rational number

9)  irrational number

10)  rational number

11)  rational number

12)  rational number

Problem 1 :

Which irrational numbers is between 4 and 5.

a. √12    b.√20    c. √34     d. √80

Solution

Problem 2 :

Which number is an integer ?

a. -11/5    b.-7    c. √15     d. 1/2

Solution

Problem 3 :

Which number is irrational ?

a. 9.2727....    b.√2    c. 5√9     d. -37/71

Solution

Problem 4 :

Which of the following is a rational number but is NOT an integer?

a. 8     b. 24      c. 40/4     d. 6.2

Solution

Problem 5 :

Barbara was asked to create a set of numbers that contained only integers. Which of the sets does NOT contain only integers?

a. {11, 6, -3, -4, 600, 24/12}

b. {9, 100, -4, 12, -6, 20/5}

c. {5, 3, -8, -14, 3.5, 24/12}

d. {22, -12.0, 9, -14, 28, 4}

Solution

Problem 6 :

Rational numbers are a dense set. This means that between any two rational numbers on a number line there is another rational number. Which rational number is between 2.46 and 2.47 on a number line?

a. 2.48   b. G 2.4   c. 2.53    d. 2.468

Solution

Problem 7 :

Which statement is NOT true about rational numbers?

a. The sum of two rational numbers is also a rational number.

b. 0 is not a rational number.

c. The product of two rational numbers is also a rational number.

d. The opposite of a rational number is also a rational number.

Solution

Problem 8 :

i) √40 has an infinite non repeating decimal expansion.

ii)  The number 0.5656...... is a rational number.

iii)  -200 and 500 are integers

iv)  All numbers with infinite decimal expansions are irrational.

v)  The numbers -8, -3, 5, 17 are all whole numbers.

Solution

Problem 9 :

Which number is irrational

a. 9.2727.....      b.√2         c. 5√9       d.-37/71

Solution

Problem 10 :

Any number with a finite decimal expansion must be 

a. rational    b. irrational

Solution

Problem 11 :

All integers are 

a.  Whole      b. rational    c. irrational

Solution

Answer Key

1)  b.√20

2)  -7

3)  x = 102/11

4)  6.2

5)  c

6)  2.468 

7)  irrational number.

8)  i) True

ii) True

iii) True 

iv) False

v) True

9)  Irrational

10) Rational

11) Rational

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