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Real Number System
Homework on Approximating Square Roots
Real Number System…
• Real Numbers are made
up of 5 different sets of
numbers:
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Natural Numbers
Whole Numbers
Integers
Rational Numbers
Irrational Numbers
Natural Numbers
1 , 2, 3 …..
Counting Numbers
Whole Numbers
0, 1 , 2, 3 …..
Natural Numbers + Zero
Integers
-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3…..
Natural Numbers + Their Opposites + Zero
Rational Numbers
, 0 , -1 , 2, 9,
ANY number than can be rewritten as a fraction of integers
Irrational Numbers
-1.010010001, π ,
ANY number than can NOT be rewritten as a fraction of integers
What category/categories would the
following numbers belong in?
Integer, rational
-1
Rational
Irrational
0
-7.34
Whole, integer, rational
Rational
Natural, Whole, Integer, Rational
π
Irrational
Try to label the correct number systems
on your diagram:
Hint:
Which system is NOT like
any of the others?
Which system has the
most limitations?
Natural, Whole, Integers,
Rational, and Irrational
How many did you correctly label?
Now place the following numbers into the
correct number system on the diagram: