From: Dan Connelly Date: 2012-06-14T22:13:47+09:00 Subject: Re: sqrt of rational numbers Hmmm..... I notice, though, if I get rationals via mathn, I do get what I want (w/o patching): irb(main):002:0> Math.sqrt(Rational(16,9)) => 1.3333333333333333 irb(main):003:0> require 'mathn' => true irb(main):004:0> Math.sqrt(Rational(16,9)) => (4/3) irb(main):005:0> Math.sqrt(16/9) => (4/3) -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.