Name _________________ Date _______________
Math 7A: Real Numbers Unit 1 Lesson 1
Natural Numbers: All counting numbers, the positive integers.
Whole Numbers: All counting or natural numbers and zero.
Integers: All whole numbers and their opposites.
Rational Numbers: Any number that can be represented by a fraction whose numerator is an integer and whose denominator is a non zero integer. (All integers, fractions, and terminating or repeating decimals)
Irrational Numbers: An infinite, non-repeating decimal.
Real Numbers: Any positive or negative number or 0. (All Rational and Irrational numbers) |
Set: A collection of distinct elements that can be listed within braces { }.
DIAGRAM
Rational Numbers
Irrational Numbers
Integers
Whole
#’s
Counting
#’s
1) Decide if each statement is true or false.
a) All integers are rational numbers.
b) All rational numbers are integers.
c) All negative numbers are integers.
d) Some real numbers are integers.
e) The set of counting numbers is a finite set.
2) Which value(s) of x, when substituted into the expression represent(s) an irrational number?
(1) 81 (2) 49 (3) 121 (4) 12
Justify your answer(s).
3) Which of the following is not an irrational number?
(1) (2) 5 (3) (4)
Justify your answer.
4) Which number below is irrational? (Math A, 6/99)
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Why is the number you chose an irrational number?
5) Which of the following numbers is rational? Explain why.
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Name _________________ Date _______________
Math 7A: Real Numbers Unit 1 Lesson 1 HW
1. Match the words in the left hand column with the correct set of numbers in the right hand column.
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Counting Numbers * * {2, 4, 6, 8 …}
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Irrational Numbers* * { , , }
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Counting #’s less * * {1, 2, 3, 4 …}
than 10
Letters leftover
Solution to the puzzle
Hint: This guy can really fly!
2. Shade in the boxes that correspond to each description below:
Row 1: Shade in all the irrational numbers
Row 2: Shade in all even integers
Row 3: Shade in all rational numbers
Row 4: Shade in all integers
Row 5: Shade in all multiples of 3
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14 |
5 |
7 |
11 |
22 |
19 |
4 |
43 |
8 |
27 |
19 |
2.5 |
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¾ |
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.37 |
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5 |
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4 |
1 |
2.2 |
.35 |
1.2 |
0 |
½ |
7 |
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17 |
.33 |
0.25 |
15 |
9 |
27 |
14 |
33 |
3 |
6 |
16 |
45 |
18 |
60 |
In Your Own Words
3. Please describe for me in your own words how someone can tell the difference between a rational number and an irrational number.
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