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8.NS Tutor Intake — Irrational Numbers and Rational Approximation

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Grade 8·8 problems·~12 min·Common Core Math - Grade 8·domain·ns
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Concepts

1.

A number is rational if it can be written as a ratio
pq\frac{p}{q} of two integers with q0q \neq 0, and irrational
if it cannot. Some square roots are rational and some are not.
Evaluate 16\sqrt{16}, the one square root among
16,15,14\sqrt{16}, \sqrt{15}, \sqrt{14} that is a rational number. Enter
your answer as a whole number.

2.

Every real number has a decimal expansion. A rational number's
expansion terminates or eventually repeats; an irrational number's
expansion is infinite and never repeats. Which of the following
decimal expansions belongs to an irrational number?

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Procedures

1.

When you convert a fraction pq\frac{p}{q} to a decimal by long
division, the decimal eventually repeats. For a fraction with
denominator 1111, what is the longest a repeating block could
possibly be?

2.

Convert the repeating decimal $0.\overline{4}$ (that is,
0.44440.4444\ldots) to a fraction in simplest form. Enter your answer
as a fraction.

3.

You are approximating 7\sqrt{7} by squaring candidate values.
You find that 2.62=6.762.6^2 = 6.76 and 2.72=7.292.7^2 = 7.29. Between which two
consecutive tenths does 7\sqrt{7} lie? Enter the smaller (lower)
bound as a decimal.

4.

Use rational approximations to compare 10\sqrt{10} and π\pi.
You may use π3.14159\pi \approx 3.14159. Which statement is true?

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