About Real Numbers

REAL NUMBERS- Real numbers are simply the combination of R ational and Ir rational numbers in the number system. A real number is any positive or negative number. Real numbers that include decimal points are also called floating point numbers, since the decimal "floats" between the digits. (i)Rational Numbers:- Can be expressed as the quotient of two integers (i.e, fraction ) in p/q form where p is numerator and q is denominator,such that denominator is not zero. rational number can be integers, repeating decimal etc. IMP:- every fraction is not a rational number because fractions can contain irrational number such as. 2/√3 or √5/8. So all fractions are not rational number and every rational number is not fraction. (ii) Irrational Numbers :- Can not be expressed as the quotient of two integers (i.e, a...