College Algebra Lectures: Chapter R:Real Numbers Real Numbers

Rational Numbers

Irrational Numbers , , 3,
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Integers 3, , 1, , 1, ,

Rational numbers that are not integers. 3 , 4 19 , , 5 5

Whole Numbers ,1, ,3,

Negative Numbers 1, , 3,

Natural Numbers (positive numbers) 1, ,3,

Zero

Rational Numbers- they are numbers which can be expressed in the form p/q where p and q are integers and q 0. Examples: a.) 0 b.) -7 c.) 5

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Irrational Numbers- they are munbers that are not rational numbers. Examples: a.) b.) 3 14159 6535 1 414 1356

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Real Numbers- It is the set of all rational numbers combined with all irrational numbers. It can be modeled by using a number line. Properties of Real Number: For any real numbers a, b, and c. a+b=b+a and ab=ba Commutative Properties of Addition and Multiplication Associative Properties of Addition and Multiplication

a+ (b+c)=(a+b)+c and a(bc)=(ab)c

a+0=0+a=a Additive Identity Property -a+a=a+(-a)=0 Additive Inverse Property a(1)=1(a)=a Multiplicative Identity Property 1 1 1( )

a( b+c)= ab+ac Distributive Property Absolute value- It is the distance of a number in the number line. For any real number a, | | , { , | |

Distance between two numbers a and b=| |