Types of Numbers - Algebra II

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Which of the following describes the number ?

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is a real number, because you can represent it on the Cartesian coordinate plane, but it is irrational because it cannot be represented by a fraction of two integers. Natural numbers are integers greater than 0.

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Which of the following sets of numbers contain only natural numbers.

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Natural numbers are simply whole, non-negative numbers.

Using this definition, we see only one set of numbers within our answer choices containing only whole, non-negative numbers. Any set containing decimals or negative numbers, will violate our defintion of natural numbers and thus be an incorrect answer.

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What is the value of ?

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There is a repeating pattern of four exponent values of .

is the same as .

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Simplify .

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Multiplying out using FOIL (First, Inner, Outer, Last) results in,

.

Remember that

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Which of these numbers is prime?

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For a number to be prime it must only have factors of one and itself.

10 has factors 1, 2, 5, 10.

15 has factors 1, 3, 5, 15.

18 has factors 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18.

The only factors of 13 are 1 and 13. As such it is prime.

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Which of the below is an irrational number?

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Irrational numbers are defined by the fact that they cannot be written as a fraction which means that the decimals continue forever.

Looking at our possible answer choices we see,

is already in fraction form

which is an imaginary number but still rational.

Therefore since,

we can conclude it is irrational.

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Which of the following describes the type of ?

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An irrational number is a number that cannot be written in fraction form. In other words a nonrepeating decimal is an irrational number.

The is an irrational number.

is a real number with a value of .

Therefore, . This is a real but irrational number.

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What is the most specific classification for the x-intercepts to the equation graphed:

Exam transform 2

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The graph shown never intersects with the x-axis. This means that the x-intercepts must be imaginary.

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What is the most specific classification for

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The square root of 5 is irrational since it is a non-terminating, non-repeating decimal that cannot be expressed as a fraction.

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Which of the following is a complex number?

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By definition, a complex number is a number with an imaginary term denoted as i.

A complex number is in the form,

where represents the real part of the number and represents the imaginary portion of the complex number.

Therefore, the complex number which is the solution is .

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What sets do the numbers have in common?

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Step 1: Define the different sets:

Rational: Any number that can be expressed as a fraction (improper/proper form) (example: )
Irrational: Any number whose decimal expansion cannot be written as a fraction. (example: )
Real numbers: The combination of all numbers that belong in the Rational and the Irrational set. (Example: )
Integers: All whole numbers from . (Example: )
Natural Numbers (AKA Counting numbers): All numbers greater than or equal to 1,

Step 2: Let's categorize the numbers given in the question to these sets above:

belongs to the set of rational numbers, natural numbers, and integers.
belongs to the set of rational numbers and integers.
belongs to the set of rational numbers.

Step 3: Analyze each number closely and pull out any sets where all three numbers belong..

All three numbers belong to the set of rational numbers.

In math, we symbolize rational numbers as .
So, all three numbers belong to the sets .

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Which of the following is a rational number?

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A rational number is a number that can be expressed in the form p/q. in this case p=3 and q=1. The other answers are irrational because they cannot be expressed as whole numbers or fractions.

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Which of the following are natural numbers?

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The definition of natural numbers states that the number may not be negative, and must be countable where:

Decimal places and fractions are also not allowed.

The value of fifty percent equates to .

The only possible answer is:

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Which of the following represents a natural number?

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Natural numbers are numbers can be countable. Natural numbers cannot be negative. They are whole numbers which include zero.

The fraction given is not a natural number.

Notice that the imaginary term can be reduced. Recall that , and . This means that .

The answer is:

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Try without a calculator.

True or false:

The set includes only rational numbers.

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A rational number, by definition, is one that can be expressed as a quotient of integers. Each of the fractions in the set - - is such a number. The sole integer, 1, is also rational, since any integer can be expressed as the quotient of the integer itself and 1.

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True or false: The set comprises only whole numbers.

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The whole numbers are defined to be 0 and the so-called counting numbers, or natural numbers 1, 2, 3, and so forth. Negative integers and are not included in this set.

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True or false:

The following set comprises only imaginary numbers:

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To raise to the power of any positive integer, divide the integer by 4 and note the remainder. The correct power is given according to the table below.

Powers of i

Every element in the set is equal to raised to an even-numbered power, so when each exponent is divided by 4, the remainder will be either 0 or 2. Therefore, each element is equal to either 1 or . Consequently, the set includes no imaginary numbers.

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True or false:

The following set comprises only rational numbers:

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By the Quotient of Powers Property,

.

Therefore, each element, the square root of a fraction, can be seen to be the fraction of the square roots of the individual parts. Each numerator and denominator is a perfect square, so each square root is a fraction of integers:

By definition, any integer fraction, being a quotient of integers, is a rational number, so all elements in the set are rational.

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