1-2 IRRATIONAL NUMBERS AND SQUARE ROOTS I Can: - Classify numbers as rational or irrational and find and estimate square roots.
VOCABULARY TO KNOW Square Root A number a is a square root of a number b if a 2 = b Example: 7 2 = 49, so 7 is the square root of 49.
SQUARE ROOT You can use the definition of square root to find the exact square roots of some nonnegative numbers. The radical symbol indicates a nonnegative square root, that is also called the principal square root.
VOCABULARY TO KNOW Radicand The expression under the radical symbol is called the radicand. x is the radicand in this case
VOCABULARY TO KNOW Radical Together, the radical symbol and radicand form a radical.
SIMPLIFYING SQUARE ROOT EXPRESSIONS
VOCABULARY TO KNOW Perfect Square The square of an integer For this class, you are required to memorize all perfect squares from Copy this list and study it. 1 2 = 17 2 = = 48 2 = = 99 2 = = = = = = = 144
ESTIMATING A SQUARE ROOT
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TYPES OF NUMBERS Numbers can be classified by their characteristics. Some can be represented on the number line.
SETS Numbers are classified using sets. Set - a well-defined collection of objects. Each object is an element of the set. Subset - consists of elements from the given set.
Sets of Numbers
45678 Irrational numbers cannot be written as a quotient of two integers. Square root of any non-perfect square is irrational Decimals are non-terminating Ex: …, … 3
REAL NUMBERS Rational numbers and irrational numbers form the set of real numbers. Subsets of real numbers: Natural Whole Integer Rational Irrational