Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321969359
ISBN 13: 978-0-32196-935-4

Chapter 8 - Chapter R-8 - Cumulative Review Exercises - Page 578: 1

Answer

a) Integers: $\left\{-2,0,7 \right\}$ b) Rational Numbers: $\left\{-\dfrac{7}{3},-2,0,0.7,7,\dfrac{32}{3}\right\}$ c) Real Numbers: $\left\{-\dfrac{7}{3},-2,-\sqrt{3},0,0.7,\sqrt{12},7,\dfrac{32}{3}\right\}$

Work Step by Step

Integers are numbers from the set $\{...,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,...\}$ Therefore, in the given set $ S=\left\{-\dfrac{7}{3},-2,-\sqrt{3},0,0.7,\sqrt{12},\sqrt{-8},7,\dfrac{32}{3}\right\} $ the integers are $ \left\{-2,0,7 \right\} $. Rational numbers are numbers that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers. Therefore, from the given set $S$, the rational numbers are $ \left\{-\dfrac{7}{3},-2,0,0.7,7,\dfrac{32}{3}\right\} $. Real numbers are numbers that are not imaginary. Since $\sqrt{-8}$ is an imaginary number, then the real numbers from the given set are $ \left\{-\dfrac{7}{3},-2,-\sqrt{3},0,0.7,\sqrt{12},7,\dfrac{32}{3}\right\} $.
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