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Real Number
any number with a decimal expansion
Natural numbers
1,2,3,4,
Whole numbers
0,1,2,3,4,
Integers
whole numbers and negatives -2,-1,0,1,2,3
Rational Numbers
All numbers whose decimal expansion either terminate or repeat
or the ratio of two integers
Irrational Numbers
all real numbers that are not rational
Nested Sets
we say a group of sets are nested if each set is contained in another set
Closure of Addition
a+b is a real number
Commutative of Addition
a+b=b+a
Associative of Addition
(a+b) +c = a+ ( b+c)
Identity of Addition
a+0=a
0+a=a
Inverse of Addition
a+ -a=0
Closure of Multiplication
ab is a real number
Commutative of Multiplication
ab=ba
Associative of Multiplication
(ab)c =a(bc)
Multiplicative Identity
a x 1= a
1 x a = a
Multiplicative Inverse
a x 1/a = 1 when a is not = to 0
distributive
a(b+c) = ab +ac