Use your calculator to find the square root of the following numbers. Decide whether the decimals are rational (having decimals that terminate or repeat) or irrational.
6.25
100
7
2
Rational
Irrational
Without doing any calculations, label the numbers below as rational or irrational numbers
Now use your calculator and write the equivalent decimal for each of the numbers in the list above. Were your predictions correct?
What do you notice about the decimal forms of rational numbers compared to irrational numbers?