Classifying 

Real Numbers.notebook September 02, 2014

Classifying Real Numbers

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abbreviation
Real
Numbers (R)
The set of all natural,
whole, integers, rational
and irrational numbers,
excluding imaginary
numbers.
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abbreviation
Whole
Numbers (W)
The numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ...

• starts at 0
• includes all the natural
(counting numbers)

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abbreviation
Natural
Numbers (N)
The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, ...

• starts at 1
• includes all the numbers used in counting

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abbreviation
Integers (Z)
The numbers
..., ­3, ­2, ­1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...

All positive and negative

whole numbers,
including zero.

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abbreviation
Rational
Numbers (Q)
s
All positive and negative
fractions, including integers
and improper fractions.
The set of all real numbers
that can be written as a ratio
of two integers (fraction) with
a nonzero denominator. 3/ , ‐1/ , 3.72, 7
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abbreviation
Irrational
Numbers (I)
Real numbers that are not
rational.
Real numbers that cannot
be written as a ratio of
integers.
Examples: ­√2, √7, √19, π, ... √4 = 2 (rational)

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Number Systems Concept Map

All of the natural numbers are whole numbers. All of the whole
numbers are integers. All of the integers are rational numbers.
All of the rational and irrational numbers are real numbers.

Real Numbers
Rational Irrational
Integers
Whole
Natural

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Q ­ Rational Numbers Drag the numbers into the

correct category.
Remember that each
number may go into more
Z ­ Integers
than one category.

12 ­5 7/9
W ­ Whole Numbers
2.2 √10

N ­ Natural Numbers 1.33 ­3/4 √73

36 √15
I ­ Irrational Numbers ­√2 0 1.25
­1

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Drag the numbers into the

­3/4 Q ­ Rational Numbers 0
correct category.
12 ­5 7/9 2.2 1.33 ­1 Remember that each
number may go into more
12 Z ­ Integers
than one category.
­5 36 0 ­1
12 ­5 7/9
W ­ Whole Numbers
0 12 36 2.2 √10

N ­ Natural Numbers 1.33 ­3/4 √73

12 36 36 √15
I ­ Irrational Numbers ­√2 0 1.25
√10 √15 ­√2 ­1

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You tube video review of number sets

http://youtu.be/oEkkXE82MN0

Interactive game using number sets

http://www.softschools.com/math/classifying_numbers/real_rational_integer_whole

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Taking into account the irrational numbers and the real numbers, our
classification might look like this: 

Figure %: Classification of Numbers 
If a number falls into a category, it also falls into all the categories below
that category to which it is connected by a line. For example, ­7 is an
integer, so it is also a rational and a real number. The square root of 2
is an irrational number, so it is also a real number.

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The chart below will help you with the classification of numbers a lot. It will makes things crystal clear. 

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Keep your notes and complete the 
"Sets of Real Numbers" paper for 
homework.  You may need to look at 
your notes to label the number with 
the correct set.  Remember, many 
numbers are part of more than one 
number set.

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