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The decimal expansion of an irrational number is non-terminating and non-recurring. Conversely, the decimal expansion of a number is non-terminating and non-recurring is an irrational number.
Example:
Many square roots and cube roots are irrational numbers.
Let us find the square root of .
Thus, the decimal expansion of have non-terminating and non-recurring decimals.
It goes like
Some of the famous irrational numbers:
Irrational Number | Its non-terminating and non-recurring decimal value |
\(3.141592653589793\)... | |
\(2.718281828459045\)... | |
\(1.618033988749894\)... |