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A teacher in Pune asks students to give an irrational number lying between 2 and 3.
Which answer is correct?

Class 10Irrational NumbersNumber Systems

A $5$
B $2$
C $\frac{5}{2}$
D $10$

Step-by-Step Solution

5

is about 2.236, lying between 2 and 3, and is irrational.

2

is about 1.414 (too small),

\frac{5}{2}

is rational,

10

is about 3.16 (too big).

Answer: A)

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