Classifying Real Numbers.notebook September 02, 2014
Classifying Real Numbers
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Real abbreviation Numbers (R)
The set of all natural, whole, integers, rational and irrational numbers, excluding imaginary numbers. Simon
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Whole abbreviation Numbers (W)
The numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ...
• starts at 0 • includes all the natural (counting numbers)
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Natural abbreviation Numbers (N)
The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, ...
• starts at 1 • includes all the numbers used in counting
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abbreviation Integers (Z)
The numbers ..., 3, 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...
All positive and negative whole numbers, including zero.
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Rational abbreviation Numbers (Q)
All positives and negative fractions, including integers and improper fractions. The set of all real numbers that can be written as a ratio of two integers (fraction) with 3 1 a nonzero denominator. /4, ‐ /5, 3.72, 7
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Irrational abbreviation Numbers (I)
Real numbers that are not rational. Real numbers that cannot be written as a ratio of integers.
Examples: √2, √7, √19, π, ... √4 = 2 (rational)
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Number Systems Concept Map All of the natural numbers are whole numbers. All of the whole numbers are integers. All of the integers are rational numbers. All of the rational and irrational numbers are real numbers.
Real Numbers
Rational Irrational Integers Whole Natural
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Q Rational Numbers Drag the numbers into the correct category. Remember that each number may go into more Z Integers than one category.
12 5 7/9 W Whole Numbers 2.2 √10
N Natural Numbers 1.33 3/4 √73 36 √15 I Irrational Numbers √2 0 1.25 1
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3/4 Q Rational Numbers Drag the numbers into the 0 correct category. 12 7/9 2.2 1.33 5 1 Remember that each number may go into more Z Integers 12 than one category. 5 36 0 1 12 5 7/9 W Whole Numbers 0 12 36 2.2 √10
N Natural Numbers 1.33 3/4 √73 12 36 36 √15 I Irrational Numbers √2 0 1.25 √10 √15 √2 1
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You tube video review of number sets
http://youtu.be/oEkkXE82MN0
Interactive game using number sets
http://www.softschools.com/math/classifying_numbers/real_rational_integer_whole_natural_irrational_number_table/
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Taking into account the irrational numbers and the real numbers, our classification might look like this:
Figure %: Classification of Numbers If a number falls into a category, it also falls into all the categories below that category to which it is connected by a line. For example, 7 is an integer, so it is also a rational and a real number. The square root of 2 is an irrational number, so it is also a real number.
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The chart below will help you with the classification of numbers a lot. It will makes things crystal clear.
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Keep your notes and complete the "Sets of Real Numbers" paper for homework. You may need to look at your notes to label the number with the correct set. Remember, many numbers are part of more than one number set.
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