Rational and Irrational Numbers Quiz

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Which of the following statements is true about real numbers?

  • Real numbers include both rational and irrational numbers. (correct)
  • Real numbers can be both rational and irrational simultaneously.
  • All real numbers are rational.
  • All real numbers are irrational.

What is the relationship between rational numbers and irrational numbers on the number line?

  • Rational numbers occupy specific points on the number line, while irrational numbers occupy gaps between them.
  • Irrational numbers are densely packed on the number line, leaving no space for rational numbers.
  • Rational numbers form a continuous line on the number line, while irrational numbers exist as isolated points.
  • Both rational and irrational numbers are evenly distributed throughout the number line. (correct)

Who proved the irrationality of π?

  • Lambert and Legendre (correct)
  • Cantor and Dedekind
  • Archimedes and Apollonius
  • Pythagoras and Euclid

What is the correct symbol used to represent the set of all real numbers?

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Which of the following numbers is NOT an example of an irrational number?

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What is the defining characteristic of an irrational number?

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Which of the following is NOT an irrational number?

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Who were the first to discover irrational numbers?

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What was the specific irrational number that Hippacus of Croton is said to have discovered?

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What is the significance of the fact that there are infinitely many irrational numbers?

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Which of the following is NOT a myth about the discovery of √2 being irrational?

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Which of the following statements about irrational numbers is TRUE?

<p>Irrational numbers can be expressed as decimals that neither terminate nor repeat. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What year did Theodorus of Cyrene prove the irrationality of several numbers?

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Flashcards

Irrational numbers

Numbers that cannot be expressed as a fraction of integers.

Real numbers

The set of all rational and irrational numbers represented on the number line.

Unique point on number line

Every real number corresponds to exactly one point on the number line.

Cantor and Dedekind

Mathematicians who proved the correspondence between real numbers and points on the number line.

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Proof of π's irrationality

Demonstration that π cannot be expressed as a fraction, established by Lambert and Legendre.

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Rational Number

A number that can be expressed as p/q where p and q are integers, and q ≠ 0.

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Pythagoreans

Ancient Greek mathematicians who discovered irrational numbers.

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Example of Irrational Number

Numbers like √2, π that do not fit rational form.

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Natural Numbers vs Whole Numbers

Every natural number is a whole number, starting from 0.

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Integers vs Whole Numbers

Every integer includes positive and negative whole numbers, NOT all are whole.

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Study Notes

Rational Numbers

  • A rational number can be expressed as p/q, where p and q are integers, and q ≠ 0.
  • Examples of rational numbers include fractions, integers, and terminating or repeating decimals.

Irrational Numbers

  • An irrational number cannot be expressed as p/q, where p and q are integers, and q ≠ 0.
  • Irrational numbers are non-repeating, non-terminating decimals.
  • Examples of irrational numbers include √2, √3, Ï€, and certain infinite decimals.
  • The Pythagoreans were among the first to discover irrational numbers, around 400 BC.
  • Key irrational numbers, like √2, √3, √5... were proven irrational by ancient mathematicians.

Real Numbers

  • Real numbers encompass both rational and irrational numbers.
  • Every real number corresponds to a unique point on the number line.
  • Every point on the number line represents a unique real number.
  • Real numbers form the complete set of numbers we use in various mathematical contexts.

Examples:

  • √0 is a rational number.
  • Ï€ cannot be expressed precisely as a fraction of integers, this makes it irrational.
  • The number line is a complete representation of real numbers.
  • Irrational numbers are infinitely long decimals, that never repeat.

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