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What are natural numbers?
What are natural numbers?
- All rational numbers
- Imaginary numbers
- All integers greater than zero (correct)
- Negative integers
Which of the following describes complex numbers?
Which of the following describes complex numbers?
- Only imaginary numbers
- All integers
- Numbers of the form a + b, where a and b are real
- Numbers of the form a + bi, where a and b are real and i is imaginary (correct)
What type of numbers can be expressed as fractions?
What type of numbers can be expressed as fractions?
- Only whole numbers
- Only proper fractions
- Only negative integers
- Rational numbers (correct)
What does the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra state?
What does the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra state?
Which option correctly identifies proper and improper fractions?
Which option correctly identifies proper and improper fractions?
How are all real numbers classified in relation to complex numbers?
How are all real numbers classified in relation to complex numbers?
Which of the following represents the set of whole numbers?
Which of the following represents the set of whole numbers?
Which of the following is an example of an imaginary number?
Which of the following is an example of an imaginary number?
What distinguishes irrational numbers from rational numbers?
What distinguishes irrational numbers from rational numbers?
What includes all possible sums of real and imaginary numbers?
What includes all possible sums of real and imaginary numbers?
Which set of numbers includes positive integers?
Which set of numbers includes positive integers?
Which of the following sets contains negative integers?
Which of the following sets contains negative integers?
Which statement is true about rational numbers?
Which statement is true about rational numbers?
Which of the following is not a characteristic of real numbers?
Which of the following is not a characteristic of real numbers?
What is a necessary step to check if a solution is valid for an equation?
What is a necessary step to check if a solution is valid for an equation?
What does 'infinitely many solutions' imply about an equation?
What does 'infinitely many solutions' imply about an equation?
What must be done to eliminate fractions in an equation?
What must be done to eliminate fractions in an equation?
What does the statement 'If b < 0, then ...' indicate in solving inequalities?
What does the statement 'If b < 0, then ...' indicate in solving inequalities?
Which of the following represents a typical boundary point in equations?
Which of the following represents a typical boundary point in equations?
In the expression '7x + 3 < 0', what does this signify?
In the expression '7x + 3 < 0', what does this signify?
In the context of inequalities, what does 'a > b' generally indicate?
In the context of inequalities, what does 'a > b' generally indicate?
What is the significance of checking large values in the context of solving equations?
What is the significance of checking large values in the context of solving equations?
What shape represents intervals where endpoints are not included?
What shape represents intervals where endpoints are not included?
In the inequality $x > 5$, what does the endpoint represent?
In the inequality $x > 5$, what does the endpoint represent?
How is a closed interval denoted on a number line?
How is a closed interval denoted on a number line?
What does the notation $a - b < x < a + b$ imply?
What does the notation $a - b < x < a + b$ imply?
What happens to endpoints when inequalities are represented as rays?
What happens to endpoints when inequalities are represented as rays?
Which of the following represents a closed interval?
Which of the following represents a closed interval?
What does an open circle around 'a' signify in graphical representation?
What does an open circle around 'a' signify in graphical representation?
In the inequality $|x - a| < b$, what does 'b' represent?
In the inequality $|x - a| < b$, what does 'b' represent?
Which of the following correctly describes the union of inequalities?
Which of the following correctly describes the union of inequalities?
What does the shaded area to the left of 'a' in $x < a$ represent?
What does the shaded area to the left of 'a' in $x < a$ represent?
What does an open circle around 'a' indicate in graphical representations of inequalities?
What does an open circle around 'a' indicate in graphical representations of inequalities?
In the inequality $x < a$, what does the shaded area to the left of 'a' represent?
In the inequality $x < a$, what does the shaded area to the left of 'a' represent?
What is represented by the inequality $|x - a| < b$?
What is represented by the inequality $|x - a| < b$?
When two inequalities are joined by 'OR', what does this mean in terms of their solutions?
When two inequalities are joined by 'OR', what does this mean in terms of their solutions?
What does the notation $x < a$ signify on a number line?
What does the notation $x < a$ signify on a number line?
If $|x - a| rac{1}{2} < b$, what does it imply about 'x'?
If $|x - a| rac{1}{2} < b$, what does it imply about 'x'?
What type of graph would represent the inequality $x < a$?
What type of graph would represent the inequality $x < a$?
In the expression $x - 1 > 4$, what are the corresponding values of x?
In the expression $x - 1 > 4$, what are the corresponding values of x?
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Study Notes
Number Systems Overview
- Natural Numbers: Counting numbers starting from 1; represented as 1, 2, 3, …
- Whole Numbers: All natural numbers including zero; represented as 0, 1, 2, 3, …
- Integers: Whole numbers and their negatives; represented as ..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...
- Positive Integers: Natural numbers; 1, 2, 3, …
- Negative Integers: Negative natural numbers; -1, -2, -3, …
- Rational Numbers: Numbers expressed as fractions; can be positive, negative, proper (less than 1), or improper (greater than 1).
- Irrational Numbers: Numbers that cannot be expressed as fractions; examples include square roots of non-perfect squares.
- Real Numbers: Include all rational and irrational numbers; can be represented as points on the number line.
- Imaginary Numbers: Square roots of negative numbers; written in terms of 'i', where i = √-1.
- Complex Numbers: Combination of real and imaginary numbers, expressed as a + bi, where a and b are real numbers.
- All reals are complex (b=0) and all imaginaries are complex (a=0).
The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
- States that every polynomial of degree n has exactly n complex roots, including multiple roots.
Inequalities and Solutions
- To solve inequalities, eliminate fractions by multiplying through by the least common multiple of the denominators.
- Check for unique solutions, infinitely many solutions, or no solutions by evaluating boundary points.
- Shading on Graphs: Use open circles for endpoints not included and closed circles for included endpoints.
Interval Notation
- Represents pieces of the number line; expressions like a - b < x < a + b indicate the range of x values.
- Open Interval: a < x < b; endpoints are not included.
- Closed Interval: a ≤ x ≤ b; endpoints are included.
- Union of inequalities is represented as OR; at least one inequality must hold true.
Additional Points on Equations
- Solutions involving inequalities may require shading on graphs to represent valid ranges.
- For boundary points, test points from the intervals to ascertain which portions shade appropriately.
- Careful consideration is needed if dealing with both positive and negative numbers in equations.
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