Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - 1-3 Real Numbers and the Number Line - Lesson Check - Page 20: 1

Answer

Irrational number

Work Step by Step

$\sqrt{11}$ is equal to: 3.3166247...., which can not be represented by a fraction. The definition of an irrational number is a number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers and is not an imaginary number. If written in decimal notation, an irrational number would have an infinite number of digits to the right of the decimal point, without repetition.
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