document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55970>Question 55970</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What other sets of real numbers are there other than the set of real numbers, its subsets and find five examples of the set(s)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Meanwhile, these are the systems of numbers leading up to the Real Number System.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.  Natural Numbers = 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.  It's \"natural\" to count on your fingers!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.  Whole Numbers= 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.  Integers = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc, also -1, -2, -3, -4, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4.  Rational Nunbers = any number that can be expressed as a \"ratio\" of two integers.  This includes whole numbers, integers, fractions, terminating and repeating decimals, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.  Irrational Numbers= numbers like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%283%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%283%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The rational and irrational numbers have NO members in common, and together they form the real number system.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC\r<BR>\n" );
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