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Number System Notes Class 10
Number System Notes Class 10
Real Numbers
Real numbers consist of all the rational
and irrational numbers.
The real number system has many
subsets:
Natural Numbers
Whole Numbers
Integers
Natural Numbers
Natural numbers are the set of counting
numbers.
{1, 2, 3,}
Whole Numbers
Whole numbers are the set of numbers that
include 0 plus the set of natural numbers.
{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,}
Integers
Integers are the set of whole numbers and
their opposites.
{,-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3,}
Rational Numbers
Rational numbers are any numbers that can
be expressed in the form of a , where a and b
b
are integers, and b 0.
They can always be expressed by using
terminating decimals or repeating decimals.
Terminating Decimals
Terminating decimals are decimals that
contain a finite number of digits.
Examples:
36.8
0.125
4.5
Repeating Decimals
Repeating decimals are decimals that contain a infinite
number of digits.
Examples:
0.333
1.9
7.689689
Irrational Numbers
Irrational numbers are any numbers that cannot be
expressed aas .
(pi)
Irrational Numbers
Example
Irrational Numbers
Integers
Whole Numbers
Natural
Numbers
-3 0
117
1
2
6.36
4
9
-12.64039
Solution
Now that all the numbers are placed where they belong in the
Venn diagram, you can classify each number:
117 is a natural number, a whole number, an integer, and a
rational number.
12 is a rational number.
0 is a whole number, an integer, and a rational number.
-12.64039 is an irrational number.
is an irrational number.
is a rational number.
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