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Rational vs. Irrational

September 18, 2018From the book Math with Bad Drawings

Sorting things into rational and irrational: ½, 3 and Spock are rational; √2, π and Kirk are irrational. So is designing your paper to have a ratio of √2.

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[RATIONAL] ½ · 3 · 17.12 · Spock · 86/91 · wearing sunscreen [IRRATIONAL] √2 · π · ∛17.12 · Kirk · 86π/91 · designing your paper to have ratio √2 [Rational person:] "Ah, rationality." [Irrational person:] "…?!"

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-09-18-rational-vs-irrational/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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Number & Arithmetic › Rational NumbersNumber & Arithmetic › Irrational Numbers
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