The Real Number System
•The natural numbers are the counting numbers, without _______.
•Whole numbers include the natural numbers and ____________.
•Integers include all whole numbers and their ________________.
•Rational numbers are real numbers that can be written as a
_____________ where a and b are integers and b ≠ 0. Any rational
number can be represented as a terminating or a repeating
___________.
•Irrational numbers are any real numbers that are not _________.
zero
zero
opposites
decimal
rational
The Real Number System
Natural numbers
Whole numbers
Integers
Rational numbers Irrational
numbers
The Real Number System
Natural numbers
1, 2, 3, ….
Whole numbers
0, 1, 2, 3, ….
Integers
.… -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ….
Rational numbers
•Can be represented as a fraction of 2 integers
Irrational
numbers
•Cannot be
represented
as a fraction
of 2 integers
The Real Number System
Natural numbers
Whole numbers
Integers
Rational numbers Irrational
numbers
-7
0.25
0 0.1269278…
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