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numbers review
Review whole numbers, integers, ra onal, and irra onal
numbers. Then, prac ce iden fying each.

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Whole numbers
Whole numbers are numbers that do not need to
be represented with a frac on or decimal. Also,
whole numbers cannot be nega ve. In other
words, whole numbers are the coun ng numbers
and zero.

Examples of whole numbers:

4, 952, 0, 73

Integers
Integers are whole numbers and their opposites.
Therefore, integers can be nega ve.

Examples of integers:

12, 0, −9, −810

Ra onal numbers
Rational numbers are numbers that can be
expressed as a frac on of two integers.

Examples of ra onal numbers:

18
44, 0.12 , − , 36
5

Irra onal numbers

Irrational numbers are numbers that cannot be
expressed as a frac on of two integers.

Examples of irra onal numbers:

−4π, 3

How are the types of number

related?
The following diagram shows that all whole
numbers are integers, and all integers are
ra onal numbers. Numbers that are not ra onal
are called irra onal.

Ra onal numbers

Integers
Irra onal numbers

Whole numbers
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Prac ce
Math 8th grade Numbers
PROBLEM 1
and opera ons Irra onal
numbers What type of number is 5?
Irra onal numbers

Choose all answers that apply:

Intro to ra onal &
irra onal numbers
A Whole number
Classifying numbers:
ra onal & irra onal
B Integer
Prac ce: Classify
numbers: ra onal &
irra onal C Ra onal

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D Irra onal

Prac ce: Classify numbers

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oksana.kryts 2 years ago

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what are the real numbers?

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Kelsey Phillip Payne ago

If you were to take the diagram of

sets (circles) above and draw
another set to represent the real
numbers, it would encircle (and
therefore include) the two circles of
ra onal numbers and irra onal
numbers. Therefore, real numbers
are the set that includes everything
above.

That said, real numbers themselves

are part of a larger set/circle called
complex numbers, which (similar to
the "outlier" irra onal set in the
diagram) has an outlier set known
as the imaginary numbers. (These
aren't necessary to know un l later,
but I think it's kind of cool to get a
sense of the bigger picture as
you're learning.)

For lack of a diagram, here's a

rough sketch of a tree to see where
 everything fits together:

COMPLEX NUMBERS
Real numbers
Ra onal numbers
Integers
Whole numbers
Natural numbers (all whole
numbers excluding 0)
Irra onal numbers
Imaginary numbers

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the_mega_hairy_pikachu:D ago

i s ll have confusion in how to differen ate

irra onal and ra onal numbers can some one
help me?
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ryusei 2 years ago

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Ra onal numbers can be expressed

precisely by any frac on. Irra onal
numbers can't ever be expressed
precisely by a frac on due to the
defini on that the decimal
precision of the number con nues
to infinity and the digits never form
a regular pa ern. If the decimals
ever terminated, the number could
be expressed by pu ng it over a
denominator rela ve to the scale of
the precision (eg. 4.57 = 457/100),
and a repea ng decimal can be
handled by expressing the rela on
of the number and a scalar of the
number as a system of equa ons
and solving for the arbitrary
 variable. Eg. let N=1.234234234...,
then predictably 1000N =
1234.234234234..., and 1000N-N
= 1234-1, as the rest of the
decimals overlap exactly, then N =
1233/999.
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Darpan Rastogi 2 years ago

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what if pi is divided by 1
like 3/1=3 so pi can also be wri en as pi/1?
is it ra onal os s ll irra onal?
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p.m. 2 years ago

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Pi/1 is irra onal. And yes, pi/1 is

s ll pi.
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Manish Jethi 9 months ago

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how can we define 22/7?

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Ian Pulizzo o ago

I'm going to assume you are really

asking how 22/7 is classified.
Because 22/7 is a ra o of two
integers (with the second integer
nonzero), 22/7 is classified as
ra onal. This is true even though pi
is classified as irra onal.
 You might be thinking "Wait a
minute! Pi is 22/7 so how can pi be
irra onal and 22/7 be ra onal?",
but remember that pi is not the
same as 22/7; 22/7 is only an
approxima on of pi.

Have a blessed, wonderful day!

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Audrey Tan 2 years ago

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If pi is 22/7, then it's not an irra onal

number.
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Howard Bradley ago

The key word being "if".

π isn't 22/7
22/7 = 3.142857 142857
142857...
π = 3.141592 653589 793238
462643 383279 502884 197169
399375 ...
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kwareham a year ago

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will u help me all of this is very complicated

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PITTACUS LORE ago

so basicly ,
 A real number that can NOT be
made by dividing two integers.
(Note: an integer has no frac ons.)
Its decimal goes on forever without
repea ng. Example: Pi is an
irra onal number (it can't be made
by dividing two integers) See:
Ra onal Number.
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Mehul prince a year ago

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what are non termina ng numbers?

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David Lee a year ago

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They are numbers like pi, √2, etc.

When you express these numbers
in decimals, they never stop. These
are called irra onal numbers. Also,
infinity is also not termina ng.
(Technically, it's not a number. It's
just a statement that the number is
ge ng bigger.)
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Krislevis04 9 months ago

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How can a frac on be an integer?

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Kim Seidel 9 months ago more

The only way a frac on can be an

integer is:
 1) The denominator = 1 liked 5/1. It
simplifies into 5 because 5 divided
by 1 = 5.
2) The frac on simplifies into an
integer like 15/3 which reduced to
5.

Hope this helps.

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pede n2015 8 months ago

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why is -5 not a whole number its is a type of

number ?
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Sidharth Sunil ago

Whole numbers are numbers which

are not FRACTIONS , DECIMALS
or NEGATIVES.
They are numbers from 1 to Infinity
and 0. [0, 1, 2, 3 ...]

While -5 is neither a FRACTION

nor a DECIMAL , it is s ll a
NEGATIVE for which it is not a
WHOLE number.

Nega ve Non-Frac onal,Non-

Decimal numbers are not whole
numbers.
Only Posi ve Non-Frac onal,Non-
Decimal numbers are whole
numbers including Zero.

Integers are the numbers which

include both WHOLE numbers and
their NEGATIVES (Non-
Frac onal,Non-Decimal Nega ves).
[... -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ...]
 So -5 obviously falls under that
category.

Therefore,
-5 is an Integer , not a Whole
number !

Hope it helps !
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Redapple8787 2 years ago

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I've been searching everywhere on Khan

Academy for this: What is a natural number,
and is there a place on KA where I can find
something about this?
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makayla a year ago

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hey guys i love this

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