REAL NUMBERS : REAL NUMBERS (as opposed to fake numbers?)
Two Kinds of Real Numbers : Two Kinds of Real Numbers Rational Numbers
Irrational Numbers
Two Kinds of Real Numbers : Two Kinds of Real Numbers Rational Numbers
Irrational Numbers
Rational Numbers : Rational Numbers A rational number is a real number that can be written as a ratio of two integers.
A rational number written in decimal form is terminating or repeating.
Examples of Rational Numbers : Examples of Rational Numbers 16
1/2
3.56 -8
1.3333…
- 3/4
Irrational Numbers : Irrational Numbers An irrational number is a number that cannot be written as a ratio of two integers.
Irrational numbers written as decimals are non-terminating and non-repeating.
Examples of Irrational Numbers : Examples of Irrational Numbers Square roots of non-perfect “squares” Pi 17
Integers : Integers One of the subsets of rational numbers
What are integers? : What are integers? Integers are the whole numbers and their opposites.
Examples of integers are
6
-12
0
186
-934
Slide 10 : Integers are rational numbers because they can be written as fraction with 1 as the denominator.