When my students grow too dependent on their calculators, I ask them to find a number that, when multiplied by itself, gives them 2. Students quickly see that since 1² = 1 and 2² = 4, the answer has ...

5. The points P, Q, R, S, T, U, A and B on the number line are such that, TR = RS = SU and AP = PQ = QB. Name the rational numbers represented by P, Q, R and S. P ...

A rational number can be written exactly in the form \(\frac{a}{b}\), where 𝑎 and 𝑏 are integers, while an irrational number cannot.

Jorhat, Feb. 2: Dilip Kumar Datta, professor emeritus of Rhode Island University, USA, has eased the definition of rational numbers, which has been widely accepted by the mathematics teachers' ...

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The film follows a yellow-bellied fore flusher who migrates from Ireland to the south of France. Before his journey, he meticulously plans his route and learns to divide distances into equal parts.