The numbers which have a non-terminating and non-repeating decimal expansion and cannot be represented in the form of pq ( q is not equal to '0') are known as ______.
A
irrational numbers
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B
rational numbers
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C
imaginary numbers
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is A irrational numbers An irrational number is a real number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of integers, i.e. as a fraction. Therefore, irrational numbers, when written as decimal numbers, do not terminate, nor do they repeat. √2,√3,√5 are examples of irrational numbers.