ESci 110

PRE-CALCULUS FOR
ENGINEERS
First Semester S.Y. 2021-2022

Prepared by: Jucel Marie T. Guatlo

ESci 110 | PRE-CALCULUS FOR ENGINEERS

 Learning Objectives
• Classify real numbers
• Approximate values of decimals

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 Why is it
important to know
what are real numbers?

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 Real Numbers
These are numbers used in everyday life to describe quantities such as age,
miles per gallon, and population.

Real numbers are represented by symbols such as

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 Real Numbers
Subset is a set of real numbers.

Counting Numbers

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 Real Numbers

rational number
vs
irrational number

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 Real Numbers

rational number
It can be written as the ratio of two integers.

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 Real Numbers

rational number
vs
irrational number

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 Real Numbers

irrational number
It has infinite nonrepeating decimal
representations.

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 Classify Real Numbers

Given the following numbers in a set, classify and list the numbers that
belong to the following: a) Natural numbers, b) integers, c) Rational
Numbers, d) Irrational Numbers, e) Real numbers.

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 Classify Real Numbers

Given the following numbers in a set, classify and list the numbers that
belong to the following: a) Natural numbers, b) integers, c) Rational
Numbers, d) Irrational Numbers, e) Real numbers.

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 Classify Real Numbers

Given the following numbers in a set, classify and list the numbers that
belong to the following: a) Natural numbers, b) integers, c) Rational
Numbers, d) Irrational Numbers, e) Real numbers.

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 Classify Real Numbers

Given the following numbers in a set, classify and list the numbers that
belong to the following: a) Natural numbers, b) integers, c) Rational
Numbers, d) Irrational Numbers, e) Real numbers.

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 Decimals

It can be represented by a real number, either rational or irrational, and every

real number may be represented by a decimal.

Approximation
Using the symbol ≈ which means “is approximately equal to”.

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 Decimals

round off
vs
truncate

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 Real Numbers

round off
decimal to the desired decimal places

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 Decimals

round off
vs
truncate

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 Real Numbers

truncate
drop all the digits that follow the specified
digit in the decimal.

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 Approximate the value of decimals

Approximate the following numbers to two decimal places by:

a) Rounding, b) Truncating

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 Approximate the value of decimals

Approximate the following numbers to two decimal places by:

a) Rounding, b) Truncating

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 Approximate the value of decimals

Approximate the following numbers to two decimal places by:

a) Rounding, b) Truncating

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 Additional information

Other ways for a number or fraction to be considered as a natural number

If the numerator is a natural number and if the denominator is one, then it is

obviously equal to a natural number. Example:

If the fraction can be reduced to an equivalent fraction, this means that the
numerator is multiple of the denominator. Then, the numerator (x) is a
natural number and if the denominator (y) is one, then it is a natural number.
Example:

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 Additional information

Other ways for a number or fraction to be considered as a natural number

Consider that n is a natural number and it is equal to square of k:

This means that n is a perfect square and 𝑘 2 is a natural number as well.

However, note that 𝑛 also results to ± integer.

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 References
LARSON, R., HOSTETLER, R.P. AND F. C. FALVO. 2011. College Algebra, 8th Edition.
Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA 94002-3098.

Thank you!

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