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    Real Numbers -Real Numbers are every number. -Therefore‚ any number that you can find on the number line. -Real Numbers have two categories‚ rational and irrational. Rational Numbers -Any number that can be expressed as a repeating or terminating decimal is classified as a rational number Examples of Rational Numbers 6 is a rational number because it can be expressed as 6.0 and therefore it is a terminating decimal. -7 ½ is a rational number because it can be expressed as -7.5 which is a

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    November 2013 Irrational Fear Everybody is scared of something. Whether it is spiders‚ clowns‚ or the dark‚ everybody has something that sends chills down their spines. Rational fear has a place in our lives. Without it‚ humans are unable to sense danger. Irrational fear is the type of fear that should be avoided. Irrational fear can be destructive and potentially ruin society. Fear‚ as previously stated‚ is a necessity in order to survive. The rational kind‚ that is. Irrational fear‚ as

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    Explain the main differences among integers‚ rational numbers‚ real numbers‚ and irrational numbers. Integers are the natural numbers of (0‚ 1‚2‚3‚4….)and the negative non zero numbers of (-1‚-2‚-3‚-4….)and so forth. Integers are numbers without a fractional or decimal component. Example: 23‚ 5‚ and -567 are integers‚ 8.45‚ 5½‚ and √2 are not integers. Integers are any number that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers. All integers are rational because integers can be expressed as a ratio

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    Pythagoreans who were scared and frantic by the thought of an irrational number. Pythagoras’ follower most likely used a geometrical proof when he was first discovering the irrationality of the square root of two. This proof uses Pythagoras’ theorem that in a right triangle‚ a2 + b2 = c2 . If a=1‚ and b=1 then 2= c2. Then c=√2 and then you must find c. However there is no rational number which satisfies this requirement. The new idea of irrational numbers changed Ancient Greek mathematics because it created

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    REAL NUMBERS Q.1 Determine the prime factorization of the number 556920. (1 Mark) (Ans) 23 x 32 x 5 x 7 x 13 x 17 Explanation : Using the Prime factorization‚ we have 556920 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 7 x 13 x 17 = 23 x 32 x 5 x 7 x 13 x 17 Q.2 Use Euclid’s division algorithm to find the HCF of 210 and 55. (1 Mark) (Ans) 5 Explanation: 5 ‚ Given integers are 210 and 55 such that 210 > 55. Applying Euclid’s division leema to 210 and 55‚ we get 210 = 55 x 3 + 45 ………

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    rest on logical proof or material evidence and is often associated with religion. Because faith is not supported by proof or evidence‚ it is an irrational belief‚ irrational meaning not governed by reason. This essay will make no statement as to the rationality of religion or the existence of God‚ but it will argue that faith by definition is irrational. It is argued that everyday knowledge has been taken on faith. However‚ this argument results from the confusion around the definition of faith

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    meaning that it is not an algebraic number of any degree. Every real transcendental number must also be irrational‚ since a rational number is‚ by definition‚ an algebraic number of degree one. Ferdinand von Lindeman first called pi a transcendental number * Irrational number is a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number. In 1761 Lambert proved that Pi was irrational‚ that it can’t be written as a ratio of integer numbers. Web pages used: http://dictionary.reference

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    root. However‚ the solution obtained by using the graphical method is an approximation only. Classwork Classwork (p. 1.8) (a) Integer (b) Natural number (c) Negative integer (d) Terminating decimal (e) Recurring decimal (f) Fraction (g) Irrational number Classwork (p. 1.11) 1. (a) When x = 3‚ L.H.S. == 0 R.H.S. = 0 Since L.H.S. = R.H.S.‚ 3 is a root of the equation. (b) When x = 6‚ L.H.S. == 9 R.H.S. = 0 Since L.H.S.  R.H.S.‚ 6 is not a root of the equation. (c) When x

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    Running Head: History of Trigonometry History of Trigonometry Rome Fiedler History of Mathematics 501 University of Akron April 29‚ 2012 History of Trigonometry: An Introduction Trigonometry is useful in our world. By exploring where these concepts come from provides an understanding in putting this mathematics to use. The term Trigonometry comes from the Greek word trigon‚ meaning triangle and the Greek word meatria meaning measurement. However it

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    Irrational Ratios 1 of 5 http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2001/Aug/IrrationalRatios... FRAUD The numbers raise a red flag. BY JOSEPH T. WELLS AUGUST 2001 inancial statements tell a story‚” says accounting professor W. Steve Albrecht‚ “and the story should make sense.” If not‚ it’s possible the story is a fake. By standing far enough back from the numbers to get a good picture of the client’s business‚ auditors frequently can detect signs of financial statement frauds

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