1.

1 THE REAL
NUMBER
SYSTEM
Goal: I can classify and describe real
numbers.
 KEY TERMS
Term Definition
Set A collection of objects
Examples: {1, 2, 3, 4}
{A, B, C, D, F}
Counterexample An example that proves a statement is
false
PRACTICE WITH
COUNTEREXAMPLES
 Statement: All Arizonans are Cardinals fans.
 Counterexample: Jose an Arizonan and is not a Cardinals
fan

 Statement: If a student is a freshman, then they are in a PE

class.
 Counterexample: Johnny is a freshman in Leadership, not
PE.
 CLASSIFICATION OF REAL
Term NUMBERS
Definition Examples
Natural The counting numbers {1, 2, 3, 4, …}
Number

Whole Zero and the Natural Numbers {0, 1, 2, 3, …}

Number

Integer Positive and negative Whole {…, -1, 0, 1, …}

Numbers
Term Definition Examples
Rational A number that CAN be expressed   Most fractions:
Number in the form where and are All integers:
integers. Repeating decimals
Irrational
Irrational
Number
 
A number that CANNOT be  
Imperfect roots:
Number expressed in the form Some fractions:
where and are integers. Symbols:
Real
Number
Real A number that can be found All rational and
Number on the number line. irrational numbers
VISUAL - STAIRCASE
Natural
Whole
Integer
Rational Irrational
Real
 VISUAL –
CIRCLE
Natural
Irrational
Whole
Integer
Rational
Real
CLASSIFYING NUMBERS: NAME THE
SET(S) OF NUMBERS TO WHICH EACH
NUMBER BELONGS.
 

Rational, Real
Natural, Whole, Integer, Rational, Real

A. Whole, Integer, Rational, Real

CLASSIFYING NUMBERS: NAME THE
SET(S) OF NUMBERS TO WHICH EACH
NUMBER BELONGS.

D. 4.581 Rational, Real

E. The number of students who go on a class trip.
Natural, Whole, Integer, Rational, Real
F. The height of the door frame in your classroom.

Rational, Real (integer?)

 DETERMINE IF THE STATEMENT IS TRUE OR
FALSE. IF FALSE, GIVE A COUNTER EXAMPLE.

A.All whole numbers are rational numbers

True, whole numbers can be expressed as a fraction.

B. The square of a number is always greater
than the number

False! 0 and 1.
The square of 0 is not greater than 0.
DETERMINE IF THE STATEMENT IS
ALWAYS, SOMETIMES, OR NEVER TRUE.
A. The opposite of a number is less than
the number.
Sometimes!
B. The quotient of two nonzero integers is
a rational number
Always!
DETERMINE IF THE STATEMENT IS
ALWAYS, SOMETIMES, OR NEVER TRUE.
C. A natural number is an irrational
number.
Never!