tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636548.post3640367344526030692..comments2024-03-21T09:13:51.939-05:00Comments on Out of My Hat: Completely IrrationalJohn A Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07777330742400065045noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636548.post-26663073562977015242013-03-24T05:52:51.934-05:002013-03-24T05:52:51.934-05:00A sound understanding of irrational numbers is ess...A sound understanding of irrational numbers is essential to being able to follow discussions of fiscal matters in Congress and on shout radio.Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636548.post-89692316068285100082013-03-14T05:29:11.197-05:002013-03-14T05:29:11.197-05:00It pays never to contradict teachers' pet theo...It pays never to contradict teachers' pet theories, I learned at an early age.eViL pOp TaRthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039755407564122331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636548.post-54478511157130792542013-03-13T23:16:11.445-05:002013-03-13T23:16:11.445-05:00I always thought the sq rt of 2 was 1.4141414.... ...I always thought the sq rt of 2 was 1.4141414.... It's not. But that number is out there on the net. So other people think that also.<br /><br />Remember "The square root of 2 is equal to the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs of length 1"? That's where I remember that from. High school.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017192454403363349noreply@blogger.com