Chapter 1 Flashcards
Rational number
rational number is a number that can be put in the form p/q where p, q belongs to Z, q≠0.
The numbers 16, 3.7,4, etc., are rational numbers.16 can be reduced to the formwhere p,qeZ, and q ≠0 because16=4=4/
Irrational numbers
Irrational numbers are those numbers that can not be put into the form p/q where p,q belongs to Z and q≠0.
The numbers /2, /3, are irrational numbers.
Terminating decimals
A decimal which has only a finite number of digits in itsdecimal part, is called a terminating decimal. Thus 202.04,0.0000415, 100000.41237895are examples of terminating decimals.
Recurring decimals
This is another type of rational numbers. In general,arecurring or periodic decimal is a decimal in which one or more digits repeatindefinitely
Closure property of addition
For all a,b belong to R
A+b belong to R
Associative law of addition
For all a,b,c belong to R
(A+b)+c=a+(b+c)
Identity element of addition
For all a belong to R
A+0=0+a=a
0 is called additive identity element
Inverse element of addition
For all a belong to R and there exists -a belong to R
A+(-a)=-a+a=0
Commutative property of addition
For all a,b belong to R
A+b=b+a
Closure law of multiplication
For all a,b belong to R
A×b belong to R
Associative law of multiplication
For all a, b , c belong to R
A×(b×c)=(a+b)×c
Identify element of multiplication
For all a belongs to R
A×1=1×a=a
So 1 is called multiplication identity element
Inverse element of multiplication
For all a belongs to R
There exists 1/a
Belongs to R
A(1/a)=(1/a)a=1
Commutative property of multiplication
For all a b belong to R
Ab=ba
Multiplication addition law
For all a,b &c belong to R
a(b+c)=ab+ac
This is called distributivity of multiplication over addition
Reflexive property of equality
For all al belong to R
A=a
Symmetric property of equality
For all a b belong to R
A=b or b=a
Transitive law of equality
For all a b belong to R
A=b and b=c this means a=c
Additive property of equality
For all a b belong to R
A=b this means a+c=b+c
C belong to R
Multiplication property of equality
For all a b belong to R
A=b this means
Ac=bc
C belong to R
Cancellation property w.r.t addition of equality
For all a b c belong to R
A+c=b+c
This means a=b
Cancellation property w.r.t multiplication of equality
For all a b c belong to R
Ac=bc
This means a=b
Trichotomy property of inequality
For all a b belong to R
A=b , a<b,a>b
Transitive property of inequality
For all a b c belong to R
A>b or b>c that means a>c
A<b or b<c this means a<c