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what is the diiference between a surd and an irrational number? I heard pi and e are not surds.Please eleoborate.

Profile image of Srinivas Rao
16 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Prudhvi teja
16 Years ago

Dear srinivas


Surds

Irrational Numbers

A number that can not be expressed in the form of a ratio is called an irrational number.

 

A surd has an infinite number of non-recurring decimals. So, surds are irrational numbers.

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