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Rational & Irrational Numbers

Rational numbers can be expressed as a ratio of two integers in fractional form, with a decimal representation that either terminates or repeats. Irrational numbers cannot be expressed as a ratio of integers and have non-terminating, non-repeating decimals. Common examples of rational numbers are integers and fractions with terminating or repeating decimals, while irrational numbers include square roots of non-perfect squares and numbers like pi.

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Rational & Irrational Numbers

Rational numbers can be expressed as a ratio of two integers in fractional form, with a decimal representation that either terminates or repeats. Irrational numbers cannot be expressed as a ratio of integers and have non-terminating, non-repeating decimals. Common examples of rational numbers are integers and fractions with terminating or repeating decimals, while irrational numbers include square roots of non-perfect squares and numbers like pi.

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Rational & Irrational

Numbers

Rational Numbers
The real number system consists of rational and
irrational numbers.

Rational numbers can be expressed in fractional


form, a b , where a (the numerator) and b (the
denominator) are both integers and b = 0.

The decimal form of the number either terminates


or repeats.
Counting numbers, whole numbers, integers, and
non-integers are all rational numbers.

Counting numbers are the natural numbers.


{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, }

Whole numbers consist of the counting


numbers and zero.
{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, }

Integers consist of the counting numbers, their


opposites, and zero.
{, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, }

Non-integers consist of fractions that can be

written as terminating or repeating decimals.


A terminating decimal comes to a complete stop.
A repeating decimal continues the same digit or
block of digits forever.
3

27

5.25

1
3

0.6

-9.261

Irrational Numbers
Irrational numbers are numbers that cannot be
written as a ratio of two integers.

Irrational numbers are non-repeating and


non-terminating decimals because the decimal form
of the number never ends and never repeats.
The most common irrational number is pi ().
The value of is 3.141592654

Example 1
Tell whether each real number is rational or irrational.
-23.75

rational

4.750918362
5
9

rational

15 irrational

decimal terminates

irrational

decimal does not terminate

number is in fraction form

decimal form does not terminate

HOMEWORK
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Rational & Irrational Numbers

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