AC9M8N01 • Year 8 Maths

Irrational numbers in applied contexts, including square roots and π (AC9M8N01)

recognise situations, including financial contexts, that use integers; locate and represent integers on a number line and as coordinates on the Cartesian plane

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  • recognise irrational numbers in applied contexts, including square roots and π
  • Example: recognising that the real number system includes irrational numbers which can be approximately located on the real number line; for example, the value of π lies somewhere…
  • Common trap: using digital tools to systematically explore contexts or situations that use irrational numbers, such as finding the length of the hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle with…