1.4 Exercises Real Numbers and the Number Line
1. The opposite of the number b is: Negative B or –b
2. The integers include the natural numbers, zero, and the opposites of the numbers: Real Number
3. A number that can be written as pq, where p and q are integers with q _ 0, is a(n) number: Rational Number
4. If a number can be written in decimal form, then it is a(n) number: Real Number
5. If a real number is not a rational number, then it is a(n) number: Irrational Number
6. (True or False?) A rational number can be written as a repeating or terminating decimal: False
7. (True or False?) An irrational number cannot be written as a repeating or terminating decimal: False
8. Write 0.272727p using an overbar: 0.27
9. The decimal equivalent for 14 can be found by dividing by: ¼ by 100
10. The equation 4 # 4 = 16 indicates that 116 = 4
11. The positive square root of a positive number is called the _____ square root: Perfect Square Root
12. The symbol _ is used to indicate that two numbers are: Not equal
13. The symbol _ is used to indicate that two numbers are: Equal
14. The origin on the number line corresponds to the number: 0
15. Negative numbers are located to the (left/right) of the origin on the number line: Left
16. The absolute value of a number a gives its distance on the number line from the: Origin