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Lesson13:ComparisonofIrrationalNumbers

Classwork
Exercises111
1.

Rodneythinksthat isgreaterthan

.Samthinksthat

isgreater.Whoisrightandwhy?













2.

Whichnumberissmaller, or?Explain.









3.

Whichnumberissmaller,or ?Explain.











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4.

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Whichnumberissmaller,or ?Explain.











5.

Whichnumberisgreater,or

?Explain.












6.

Whichnumberisgreater,

or ?Explain.
















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7.

Whichnumberisgreater,or

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?Explain.


















8.

Whichnumberisgreater,or

?Explain.





















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9.

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Placethefollowingnumbersattheirapproximatelocationonthenumberline:,,,,,.



















10. Challenge:Whichnumberislargeror ?



















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11. Acertainchessboardisbeingdesignedsothateachsquarehasanareaofin2.Whatisthelength,roundedtothe
tenthsplace,ofoneedgeoftheboard?(Achessboardiscomposedofsquaresasshown.)







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LessonSummary
Thedecimalexpansionofrationalnumberscanbefoundbyusinglongdivision,equivalentfractions,orthemethod
ofrationalapproximation.
Thedecimalexpansionofirrationalnumberscanbefoundusingthemethodofrationalapproximation.



ProblemSet

1.

Whichnumberissmaller, or?Explain.


2.

Whichnumberissmaller,or ?Explain.


3.

Whichnumberislarger,or

?Explain.


4.

Whichnumberislarger, or
?Explain.


5.

Whichnumberislarger,or?Explain.


6.

Placethefollowingnumbersattheirapproximatelocationonthenumberline:, ,,,,
,.Explainhowyouknewwheretoplacethenumbers.




7.

Whichofthetworighttrianglesshownbelow,measuredinunits,hasthelongerhypotenuse?Approximatelyhow
muchlongerisit?


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