Rational and irrational numbers

There are 24 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Rational and irrational numbers
Repetitiously
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Repetitiously

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14 to 16
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Can you express every recurring decimal as a fraction?
Irrational arithmagons
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Irrational arithmagons

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16 to 18
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Can you work out the irrational numbers that belong in the circles to make the multiplication arithmagon correct?
Be reasonable
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Be reasonable

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16 to 18
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Prove that sqrt2, sqrt3 and sqrt5 cannot be terms of ANY arithmetic progression.
Good Approximations
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Good approximations

Age
16 to 18
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Solve quadratic equations and use continued fractions to find rational approximations to irrational numbers.
Rational Roots
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Rational roots

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16 to 18
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Given that a, b and c are natural numbers show that if sqrt a+sqrt b is rational then it is a natural number. Extend this to 3 variables.
Rationals Between...
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Rationals between...

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14 to 16
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What fractions can you find between the square roots of 65 and 67?
Making Rectangles, Making Squares
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Making rectangles, making squares

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11 to 14
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How many differently shaped rectangles can you build using these equilateral and isosceles triangles? Can you make a square?
Rational Round
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Rational round

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16 to 18
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Show that there are infinitely many rational points on the unit circle and no rational points on the circle x^2+y^2=3.
Spirostars
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Spirostars

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16 to 18
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A spiropath is a sequence of connected line segments end to end taking different directions. The same spiropath is iterated. When does it cycle and when does it go on indefinitely?