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College Algebra
University of Phoenix MTH208
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Mathematics
Undergraduate 4
04/22/2009

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What are natural numbers?
Definition

 

counting numbers, 

such as

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.

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What are whole numbers?
Definition

Zero makes whole numbers different than natural numbers,

such as 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.

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What are integers?
Definition

negative numbers make integers

-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

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Can integers be 

rational numbers?

Definition

Yes.

An integer can be

placed over a 1 (i.e., -2/1)

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What are rational numbers?
Definition

Fractions, such as

- OR +, -2/3, -4/7, 4/6, etc.

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What are irrational numbers?
Definition
√3, √7, ∏, #s that recall and can go on forever
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