[tex]\text{A rational number is a real number that is in the form of}~ \dfrac pq,\\\\\text{where p and q are integers and}~ q \neq 0\\\\\text{The real numbers that cannot be expressed as the ratio of two integers}~ \\\text{ are called Irrational numbers.}\\\\-7 = \dfrac{-7}1 \\\\\text{So}~ -7 ~ \textbf{is rational.}\\\\\\\sqrt{10} ~ \text{is irrational because 10 is not a perfect square.}\\\\\text{So}~ \sqrt{10}~ \textbf{is irrational.}\\\\\\[/tex]
[tex]\sqrt{16} = \sqrt{4^2} = \left(4^2 \right)^{\tfrac 12} = 4 = \dfrac 41\\\\\text{So,}~ \sqrt{16}~ \textbf{is rational.}\\\\\\52\% = \dfrac{52}{100}\\\\\text{So,}~ 52\%~ \textbf{is rational.}\\\\\\1.235 =\dfrac{1235}{1000}\\\\\text{So,}~1.235~ \textbf{is rational.}[/tex]
