Types of numbers

Real Numbers
Rational Numbers
Integers
Whole numbers

Natural numbers Irrational Numbers

 Real Numbers
Rational Numbers
Integers
Whole numbers The set of real numbers includes every
number, negative and decimal included,
that exists on the number line. 
Natural numbers Irrational
3, 0, 1.5, Numbers
3/2, √5, -5, -78.34, 100, 8,
2

Real numbers are everywhere around us,

the spped limit signs on the road, in the
recipes we use to cook, the digital clock
that’s on your pjone ect.
 Real Numbers
Rational Numbers
Integers
Whole numbers
The rational number set includes all the numbers
that are able to be represented as a fraction.
Natural numbers 1/2, 1/5, 3/4, -2, 0.09, 6, 25, 3⅓, -5, 33 Irrational Numbers
Rational numbers are also used in our cookbooks
when we say 1/8 teaspoons of salt for example,
when we say time a quarter to nine, in the sales
ect.
 Real Numbers
Rational Numbers
Integers
Whole numbers

Natural numbers Irrational Numbers

The irrational numbers set includes

all the numbers that cannot be
represented by a fraction.
√2, √3, √5, √11, √21, π(Pi), e
(Euler’s number), √19, Φ (Golden
Ratio)
 Real Numbers
Rational Numbers
Integers
Whole numbers

Integers number set includes negative

Natural numbersnumbers, positive numbers, and zero. Irrational Numbers
−4, −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

We use integers when we press buttons

in the elevators for example ground zero,
-1 if we want to go to parking,
forecasters use them for showing the
degrees etc.
 Real Numbers
Rational Numbers
Integers
Whole numbers

Natural numbers Irrational Numbers

The whole numbers set includes
all the positive integers including
0.
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

We use those numbers for the

phone numbers, the money in
your wallet etc.
 Real Numbers
Rational Numbers
Integers
Whole numbers

Natural numbers Irrational Numbers

The natural numbers set

includes all the positive integers
not including 0.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

These are the basic counting

numbers, when the teacher
gives us the exam results, etc.
APPLICATIONS OF IRRATIONAL
NUMBERS IN REAL LIFE
• Money: Irrational numbers are used for calculating the compound interest on loans.
Here, the sum of infinite series is used.

• If you are to deposit a dollar at 100% interest rate per annum, then after a year the interest added to your
original deposit becomes $2. If you however compound the interest each half year, so the interest added is
50% each time, then you'll end up having $2.25. Quarterly, the interest will be 25% each and you'll have
about $2.44. Monthly, about $2.61. If you keep compounding in shorter and shorter time intervals,
eventually you'll tend towards an irrational sum of money after the first year, nearly $2.72, or $e.
APPLICATIONS OF IRRATIONAL
NUMBERS IN REAL LIFE
• Construction: In construction, where there is a need to build structures that are cylindrical in
shape, irrational numbers can be used to calculate the structure using pi. Also, the
circumference of any circular object is calculated with the help of irrational numbers.

• Someone who was a carpenter needed to install a round ceiling light fixture and wanted to
know how large a square hole could he cut in the ceiling so that the hole didn't extend beyond
the rim of the fixture. (It's easier to make cuts with straight edges then curved or circular cuts.)
If the diameter of the light fixture is 6", a square that is about 4.24” just touch the circle, so
anything smaller will be covered by the light fixture.
APPLICATIONS OF IRRATIONAL
NUMBERS IN REAL LIFE
• Design and Engineering: The concept of e or Euler’s number is quite popular but these
components are not used directly but have indirect applications in fields like engineering and
design. It is also used for the processing of signals, calculations, speedometers.