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What is the definition of a rational number?
What is the property of rational numbers that states the order of numbers does not change the result of addition and multiplication?
To simplify a rational number, what should be done to both the numerator and denominator?
What type of data is height?
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To add two rational numbers, what should be done?
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Study Notes
Rational Numbers
Definition
- A rational number is a number that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers, i.e., p/q, where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0.
Properties
- Closure: The sum, difference, product, and quotient of two rational numbers is always a rational number.
- Commutativity: The order of rational numbers does not change the result of addition and multiplication.
- Associativity: The order in which rational numbers are added or multiplied does not change the result.
- Distributivity: a(b + c) = ab + ac, where a, b, and c are rational numbers.
Operations on Rational Numbers
- Addition: To add two rational numbers, add their numerators and keep the same denominator.
- Subtraction: To subtract one rational number from another, subtract their numerators and keep the same denominator.
- Multiplication: To multiply two rational numbers, multiply their numerators and denominators separately.
- Division: To divide one rational number by another, invert the second rational number and then multiply.
Simplification of Rational Numbers
- A rational number is said to be in its simplest form if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1.
- To simplify a rational number, divide both numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD).
Data Handling
Introduction
- Data handling is the process of collecting, organizing, and interpreting data to extract meaningful information.
Types of Data
- Quantitative data: Data that can be measured or counted, e.g., height, weight, marks.
- Qualitative data: Data that cannot be measured, e.g., color, shape, taste.
Collection of Data
- Primary data: Data collected directly by the investigator, e.g., survey, experiment.
- Secondary data: Data collected from existing sources, e.g., books, internet, newspapers.
Organization of Data
- Raw data: Unorganized data, e.g., list of marks obtained by students in a test.
- Grouped data: Data organized into groups or categories, e.g., grouping students by their marks into different ranges.
Graphical Representation of Data
- Bar graph: Used to compare categorical data, e.g., number of students in different classes.
- Histogram: Used to show the distribution of continuous data, e.g., marks obtained by students in a test.
- Pie chart: Used to show the proportion of different categories, e.g., percentage of students in different streams.
Interpretation of Data
- Mode: The value that occurs most frequently in the data.
- Median: The middle value in the data when it is arranged in order.
- Mean: The average value of the data.
Rational Numbers
Definition
- A rational number is a number that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers (p/q), where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0.
Properties
- Rational numbers are closed under addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
- The order of rational numbers does not change the result of addition and multiplication (commutativity).
- The order in which rational numbers are added or multiplied does not change the result (associativity).
- a(b + c) = ab + ac, where a, b, and c are rational numbers (distributivity).
Operations on Rational Numbers
- To add two rational numbers, add their numerators and keep the same denominator.
- To subtract one rational number from another, subtract their numerators and keep the same denominator.
- To multiply two rational numbers, multiply their numerators and denominators separately.
- To divide one rational number by another, invert the second rational number and then multiply.
Simplification of Rational Numbers
- A rational number is in its simplest form if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1.
- To simplify a rational number, divide both numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD).
Data Handling
Introduction
- Data handling is the process of collecting, organizing, and interpreting data to extract meaningful information.
Types of Data
- Quantitative data can be measured or counted (e.g., height, weight, marks).
- Qualitative data cannot be measured (e.g., color, shape, taste).
Collection of Data
- Primary data is collected directly by the investigator (e.g., survey, experiment).
- Secondary data is collected from existing sources (e.g., books, internet, newspapers).
Organization of Data
- Raw data is unorganized data (e.g., list of marks obtained by students in a test).
- Grouped data is organized into groups or categories (e.g., grouping students by their marks into different ranges).
Graphical Representation of Data
- Bar graphs are used to compare categorical data (e.g., number of students in different classes).
- Histograms are used to show the distribution of continuous data (e.g., marks obtained by students in a test).
- Pie charts are used to show the proportion of different categories (e.g., percentage of students in different streams).
Interpretation of Data
- Mode is the value that occurs most frequently in the data.
- Median is the middle value in the data when it is arranged in order.
- Mean is the average value of the data.
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Learn about the definition and properties of rational numbers, including closure, commutativity, and associativity.