Two Kinds of Real Numbers • Rational Numbers • Irrational Numbers
Rational Numbers • A rational number is a real number that can be written as a ratio of two integers. • A rational number written in decimal form is terminating or repeating.
Irrational Numbers • An irrational number is a number that cannot be written as a ratio of two integers. • Irrational numbers written as decimals are non-terminating and non-repeating.
Examples of Irrational Numbers • Square roots of nonperfect “squares” Pi= 3. 14…
What are integers? • Integers are the whole numbers and their opposites. Integers are rational numbers because they can be written as fraction with 1 as the denominator. • Examples of integers are 6 -12 0 186 -934
Rational and Irrational Numbers Example questions a Show that is rational b Show that is rational
Rational and Irrational Numbers Questions State whether each of the following are rational or irrational. a c b irrational h g rational irrational f e d rational irrational
Rational and Irrational Numbers Combining Rationals and Irrationals Determine whether the following are rational or irrational. (a) 0. 73 rational (f) (b) (c) 0. 666…. rational irrational (g) irrational (h) (k) irrational (e) irrational (i) rational irrational (j) (d) 3. 142 (j) rational irrational (l) rational