What type of number is $pi/2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-02T19:49:23

See explanation.

It is an irrational number.

A number is rational if it can be expressed as a quotient of 2 integer numbers.

Number $pi/2$ cannot be expressed as a quotient of integers, so it is an irrational number.

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