SOLUTION: 1. How do I classify the given numbers as real and rational, real and irrational, or complex. And I have to simplify BEFORE I classify. a. (3)1/2 + 2i b. 3.14 c. π d. (

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Question 202103: 1. How do I classify the given numbers as real and rational, real and irrational, or complex. And I have to simplify BEFORE I classify.
a. (3)1/2 + 2i
b. 3.14
c. π
d. (16)1/4 + 6
e. (18)1/3
f. 1/6
g. 6i
h. 3 – (-9)1/2

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a) is complex (ie not real) since there is an imaginary "i" term


b) 3.14 is real and rational (assuming that it terminates) since 3.14=314%2F100=157%2F50


c) pi is real and irrational since this value is approximately 3.14159265... (and it doesn't terminate or have any repeating patterns)


d) is real and rational since 8=8%2F1


e) is real and irrational (since it cannot be represented as a fraction of whole numbers)


f) 1%2F6 is real and rational (since it is a "ratio" of whole numbers)


g) 6i is complex (ie not real) since there is an imaginary "i" term


h) is complex (ie not real) since there is an imaginary "i" term



Note: if a number is either rational or irrational, it is automatically real.