In this question, it is asked if 5 is equal to, less than or greater than the square root of 18. So we first need to find out the value of square root 18. We can do it manually or with a scientific calculator. If we do it with a calculator, we would come to know that the answer of square root 18 is 4. 24264068. Now we would compare it with 5. We will have to see if 5 is equal to, less than or greater than this value of square root of 18. So it is clear from the above answer of square root 18, that it is less than 5.
So the answer is C, that shows that 5 is greater than square root of 18, i-e 4.24264068.
The simplest fraction for is . Write the upper bound as a fraction with the same denominator:
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Hence the range for would be:
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If the denominator of is also , then the range for its numerator (call it ) would be . Apparently, no whole number could fit into this interval. The reason is that the interval is open, and the difference between the bounds is less than .
To solve this problem, consider scaling up the denominator. To make sure that the numerator of the bounds are still whole numbers, multiply both the numerator and the denominator by a whole number (for example, 2.)
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At this point, the difference between the numerators is now . That allows a number ( in this case) to fit between the bounds. However, can't be written as finite decimals.
Try multiplying the numerator and the denominator by a different number.
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It is important to note that some expressions for can be simplified. For example, because of the common factor .