# 2.2 The real number line and the real numbers  (Page 2/2)

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## $x/0$ Is undefined or indeterminant

Division by 0 is undefined or indeterminant.

Do not divide by 0.

Rational numbers have decimal representations that either terminate or do not terminate but contain a repeating block of digits. Some examples are:

$\begin{array}{cc}\underset{\text{Terminating}}{\underbrace{\frac{3}{4}=0.75}}& \underset{\text{Nonterminating,}\text{​}\text{\hspace{0.17em}}\text{but}\text{\hspace{0.17em}}\text{​}\text{repeating}\text{​}}{\underbrace{\frac{15}{11}=1.36363636\dots }}\end{array}$

Some rational numbers are graphed below.

## Irrational numbers

The irrational numbers $\left(Ir\right)$ : Irrational numbers are numbers that cannot be written as the quotient of two integers. They are numbers whose decimal representations are nonterminating and nonrepeating. Some examples are

$\begin{array}{cc}4.01001000100001\dots & \pi =3.1415927\dots \end{array}$

Notice that the collections of rational numbers and irrational numbers have no numbers in common.

When graphed on the number line, the rational and irrational numbers account for every point on the number line. Thus each point on the number line has a coordinate that is either a rational or an irrational number.

In summary, we have

## Sample set a

The summaray chart illustrates that

Every natural number is a real number.

Every whole number is a real number.

No integer is an irrational number.

## Practice set a

Is every natural number a whole number?

yes

Is every whole number an integer?

yes

Is every integer a rational number?

yes

Is every rational number a real number?

yes

Is every integer a natural number?

no

Is there an integer that is a natural number?

yes

## Ordering the real numbers

A real number $b$ is said to be greater than a real number $a$ , denoted $b>a$ , if the graph of $b$ is to the right of the graph of $a$ on the number line.

## Sample set b

As we would expect, $5>2$ since 5 is to the right of 2 on the number line. Also, $-2>-5$ since $-2$ is to the right of $-5$ on the number line.

## Practice set b

Are all positive numbers greater than 0?

yes

Are all positive numbers greater than all negative numbers?

yes

Is 0 greater than all negative numbers?

yes

Is there a largest positive number? Is there a smallest negative number?

no, no

How many real numbers are there? How many real numbers are there between 0 and 1?

infinitely many, infinitely many

## Sample set c

What integers can replace $x$ so that the following statement is true?

$-4\le x<2$

This statement indicates that the number represented by $x$ is between $-4$ and 2. Specifically, $-4$ is less than or equal to $x$ , and at the same time, $x$ is strictly less than 2. This statement is an example of a compound inequality.

The integers are $-4,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}-3,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}-2,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}-1,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}0,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}1$ .

Draw a number line that extends from $-3$ to 7. Place points at all whole numbers between and including $-2$ and 6.

Draw a number line that extends from $-4$ to 6 and place points at all real numbers greater than or equal to 3 but strictly less than 5.

It is customary to use a closed circle to indicate that a point is included in the graph and an open circle to indicate that a point is not included.

## Practice set c

What whole numbers can replace $x$ so that the following statement is true?

$-3\le x<3$

0, 1, 2

Draw a number line that extends from $-5$ to 3 and place points at all numbers greater than or equal to $-4$ but strictly less than 2.

## Exercises

For the following problems, next to each real number, note all collections to which it belongs by writing $N$ for natural numbers, $W$ for whole numbers, $Z$ for integers, $Q$ for rational numbers, $Ir$ for irrational numbers, and $R$ for real numbers. Some numbers may require more than one letter.

$\frac{1}{2}$

$Q,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}R$

$-12$

0

$W,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}Z,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}Q,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}R$

$-24\frac{7}{8}$

$86.3333\dots$

$Q,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}R$

$49.125125125\dots$

$-15.07$

$Q,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}R$

For the following problems, draw a number line that extends from $-3$ to 3. Locate each real number on the number line by placing a point (closed circle) at its approximate location.

$1\frac{1}{2}$

$-2$

$-\frac{1}{8}$

Is 0 a positive number, negative number, neither, or both?

neither

An integer is an even integer if it can be divided by 2 without a remainder; otherwise the number is odd. Draw a number line that extends from $-5$ to 5 and place points at all negative even integers and at all positive odd integers.

Draw a number line that extends from $-5$ to 5. Place points at all integers strictly greater than $-3$ but strictly less than 4.

For the following problems, draw a number line that extends from $-5$ to 5. Place points at all real numbers between and including each pair of numbers.

$-5$ and $-2$

$-3$ and 4

$-4$ and 0

Draw a number line that extends from $-5$ to 5. Is it possible to locate any numbers that are strictly greater than 3 but also strictly less than $-2$ ?

; no

For the pairs of real numbers shown in the following problems, write the appropriate relation symbol $\left(<,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}>,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}=\right)$ in place of the $\ast$ .

$-5\ast -1$

$-3\ast 0$

$<$

$-4\ast 7$

$6\ast -1$

$>$

$-\frac{1}{4}\ast -\frac{3}{4}$

Is there a largest real number? If so, what is it?

no

Is there a largest integer? If so, what is it?

Is there a largest two-digit integer? If so, what is it?

99

Is there a smallest integer? If so, what is it?

Is there a smallest whole number? If so, what is it?

yes, 0

For the following problems, what numbers can replace $x$ so that the following statements are true?

$\begin{array}{cc}-1\le x\le 5& x\text{\hspace{0.17em}}\text{an}\text{\hspace{0.17em}}\text{integer}\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{cc}-7

$-6,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}-5,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}-4,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}-3,\text{\hspace{0.17em}}-2$

$\begin{array}{cc}-3\le x\le 2,& x\text{\hspace{0.17em}}\text{a}\text{\hspace{0.17em}}\text{natural}\text{\hspace{0.17em}}\text{number}\end{array}$

$\begin{array}{cc}-15

There are no natural numbers between −15 and −1.

$\begin{array}{cc}-5\le x<5,& x\text{\hspace{0.17em}}\text{a}\text{\hspace{0.17em}}\text{whole}\text{\hspace{0.17em}}\text{number}\end{array}$

The temperature in the desert today was ninety-five degrees. Represent this temperature by a rational number.

${\left(\frac{95}{1}\right)}^{°}$

The temperature today in Colorado Springs was eight degrees below zero. Represent this temperature with a real number.

Is every integer a rational number?

Yes, every integer is a rational number.

Is every rational number an integer?

Can two rational numbers be added together to yield an integer? If so, give an example.

Yes. $\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2}=1\text{}\text{or}\text{}1+1=2$

For the following problems, on the number line, how many units (intervals) are there between?

0 and 2?

$-5$ and 0?

5 units

0 and 6?

$-8$ and 0?

8 units

$-3$ and 4?

$m$ and $n$ , $m>n$ ?

$m-n\text{\hspace{0.17em}}\text{units}$

$-a$ and $-b$ , $-b>-a$ ?

## Exercises for review

( [link] ) Find the value of $6+3\left(15-8\right)-4$ .

23

( [link] ) Find the value of $5\left(8-6\right)+3\left(5+2\cdot 3\right)$ .

( [link] ) Are the statements $y<4$ and $y\ge 4$ the same or different?

different

( [link] ) Use algebraic notation to write the statement "six times a number is less than or equal to eleven."

( [link] ) Is the statement $8\left(15-3\cdot 4\right)-3\cdot 7\ge 3$ true or false?

true

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