Real Number System- updated

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What is the real number system?

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The real number system includes all the numbers that can be found on the number line, including rational and irrational numbers.

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What are rational numbers?

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Rational numbers are numbers that can be expressed as a fraction or ratio of two integers, where the denominator is not zero.

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What are irrational numbers?

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Irrational numbers are numbers that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction; they have non-repeating, non-terminating decimal expansions.

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Which subsets of the real number system does the number 0 belong to?

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Natural, whole, integer, rational, real.

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Which subsets of the real number system does the number -5 belong to?

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Integer, rational, real.

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Which subsets of the real number system does the number 1.5 belong to?

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Rational, real.

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What is a natural number?

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Natural numbers are the set of positive integers starting from 1 (1, 2, 3, ...).

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What is a whole number?

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Whole numbers are the set of non-negative integers (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).

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What is an integer?

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Integers are whole numbers that can be positive, negative, or zero (-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, ...).

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What is the difference between rational and irrational numbers?

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Rational numbers can be expressed as fractions, while irrational numbers cannot be expressed as fractions.