Answer Key_ 1-1_ Additional Practice
Answer Key_ 1-1_ Additional Practice
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1-1 Additional Practice
Operations on Real Numbers
1. Set Gis the set of positive integers divisible by 4, and Set Fis the set of perfect
squares. List the first 5 elements of set H, which contains numbers in G that are
also elements of F.
4, 16, 36, 64, 100
2. Which elements of the set of positive, odd integers less than 150 belong both
to the subset of multiples of 3 and to the subset of multiples of 7?
21, 63, 105, 147
3. Which elements of the set of natural numbers are also irrational numbers?
none
4. When you divide an even number by an even number, is the result always an
even number? Justify your answer. No, 12 ÷ 4 = 3
5. When you subtract two positive integers, is the result always a positive integer?
Justify your answer. No, 3 − 7 = −4
6. For each of these expressions, draw a line or lines to show the subset(s) of the
real numbers it belongs to.
a. 0 − 10 Irrational Numbers
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b. −3 + √3 Rational Numbers
c. ___
5 + 4 __
1 Integers
12 3
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d. 7 · √49 Whole Numbers
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7. Is the quotient √
of
10 and 5 a rational number? Explain.
No, because the quotient
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of an irrational and a rational is irrational.
8. Is the difference of √18 and 3 a rational number? Explain.
No, because the difference of an irrational and a rational is irrational.
9. Can the sum of two irrational numbers ever be a rational number? Can the
quotient of two irrational numbers ever be a rational number? Explain with
examples. ___ ___ __
√
10 + 3) + (2 − √
Yes, (√ 3
10 ) = 5; Yes, _____ = 1
√
3
10. To put a narrow border around a square photo, Alicia has 32 inches of trim.
The area of the photo is 60 square inches. Will she have enough trim for all
four sides of the square? Explain how ___
you decided. ___
Yes, one side of the photo is √60 , which is less than √
64 , or 8,
and 4 • 8 = 32.