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Is Pi a Rational or Irrational Number

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Rational numbers are those numbers that can be expressed in the form a/b, where a and b are integers and b is not equal to 0.
This contains the numbers that are written in fractional form and when written in decimal form are definite or finite or recurring in nature. Such as, 1.58 and 1.444 … are rational numbers.
And irrational numbers are those numbers that are incapable of being written in the a/b form.
This contains all kinds of real numbers, such as 1.5780……, also 2,3,4…..etc.
Now, let us return to our asked question on whether pi is a rational or irrational number.
Pi is a Greek letter represented as π and a common mathematical constant.
The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is π, and always remains constant.
The approximate value of pi is calculated to be 3.14159265…. and is an infinite decimal number.
Therefore, it can be concluded from the above explanation that pi is an irrational number.

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