What is the set of numbers to which $sqrt(10.24)$ belong?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-25T04:38:50

$sqrt10.24=3.2$ so it is a rational number.

$sqrt10.24$

= $sqrt(1024/100)$ , as $1024=ul(2xx2)xxul(2xx2)xxul(2xx2)xxul(2xx2)xxul(2xx2)$

= $sqrt(2^10/10^2$

= $2^5/10$

= $32/10$

= $3.2$

The number can be written as a fraction, so it is a rational number.

What is the set of numbers to which sqrt(10.24)sqrt(10.24) belong?