College Algebra Lectures:

Chapter R:Real Numbers

Real Numbers

Rational Numbers

Irrational Numbers
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Integers

Rational numbers that

are not integers.

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Whole
Numbers

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Negative
Numbers

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Natural Numbers
(positive numbers)

Zero

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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.)

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Irrational Numbers- they are munbers that are not rational numbers.
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Examples: a.)

1 414 1356

b.)
c.)6 1 1

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

a+ (b+c)=(a+b)+c and a(bc)=(ab)c Associative Properties of Addition and Multiplication

a+0=0+a=a Additive Identity Property
-a+a=a+(-a)=0 Additive Inverse Property
a(1)=1(a)=a Multiplicative Identity Property
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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,
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Distance between two numbers a and b=| |

Exercises:
In numbers 1-10, consider the following numbers:

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1.) Which are rational numbers?

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2.) Which are natural numbers?

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3.) Which are irrational numbers?
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4.) Which are integers?

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5.) Which are whole numbers?
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6.) Which are real numbers?
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7.) Which are integers but not natural numbers?

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8.) Which are integers but not whole numbers?
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9.) Which are rational numbers but not integers?
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10.) Which are real numbers but not integers?

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Answers:
29.) True
30.)True
31.) False
32.) True
33.) True
34.) False
35.) False
36.) False
37.) False
38.) True
39.) True
40.) True
41.) True

42.) False
43.) True
44.) True
45.) False
46.) False

Answers:
47.) Commutative Property of Addition
48.) Associative Property of Multiplication
49.) Multiplicative Identity Property
50.) Distributive Property
51.) Commutative Property of Multiplication
52.) Associative Property of Addition
53.) Commutative Property of Multiplication

54.) Additive Inverse Property

55.) Commutative Property of Multiplication
56.) Additive Identity Property
57.) Multiplicative Inverse Property
58.) Distributive Property

Answers:
59.) 8.15
60.)14.7
61.) 295
62.) 93
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64.)
65.) 0
66.) 15
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69.)

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71.)

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78.)

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