Fundamentals of Number Sets and Operations

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  1. 📌 Essentials

Number sets: ℕ = {0,1,2,...}, ℤ = {..., -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, ...}, ⅅ = finite decimals, ℚ = rationals, ℝ = reals.

  • Set inclusion: ℕ ⊂ ℤ ⊂ ⅅ ⊂ ℚ ⊂ ℝ.
  • Intervals notation: [a; b], ]a; b[, [a; +∞[, ]-∞; b[.
  • Interval types: open ( ]a; b[ ), closed ( [a; b] ), infinite ( [a; +∞[ ).
  • Operations: Intersection ( ∩ ), Union ( ∪ ).
  • Absolute value: |x| = x if x ≥ 0; = -x if x < 0.
  • Distance between points: |a - b|.
  • Equation with absolute value: |x - c| = d → x = c ± d.
  • Inequality with absolute value: |x - c| ≤ d → x ∈ [c - d; c + d].
  • Scientific notation: number = a × 10^n, with 1 ≤ a < 10.
  • Bounding (Encadrement): find a < x < b for approximation.
  • Inclusion relationships: ℕ ⊂ ℤ ⊂ ⅅ ⊂ ℚ ⊂ ℝ.

2. 🧩 Key Structures & Components

  • Natural numbers (ℕ): Counting numbers, including zero.
  • Integers (ℤ): All positive and negative whole numbers.
  • Finite decimals (ⅅ): Numbers with a finite decimal expansion.
  • Rational numbers (ℚ): Numbers expressible as a/b, with a, b ∈ ℤ, b ≠ 0.
  • Real numbers (ℝ): All numbers on the number line, including irrationals like π, √2.
  • Intervals: Defined by bounds, open or closed, finite or infinite.
  • Absolute value: Measures magnitude, regardless of sign.
  • Equations/inequalities: Involving |x - c|, solved via ± d or interval notation.
  • Scientific notation: Compact form for large/small numbers.

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1. Which set of numbers includes all rational and irrational numbers?

2. What is the hierarchy of number sets from smallest to largest?

3. What does the notation ]a; b[ represent in interval notation?

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Number sets — inclusion?

ℕ ⊂ ℤ ⊂ ⅅ ⊂ ℚ ⊂ ℝ

Number sets — hierarchy?

ℕ ⊂ ℤ ⊂ ⅅ ⊂ ℚ ⊂ ℝ

Interval notation — types?

Open, closed, infinite intervals

Interval notation — open?

Uses brackets or parentheses to specify bounds; open uses ]a;b[.

Absolute value — purpose?

Measures distance from zero

Absolute value — definition?

|x| = x if x ≥ 0; = -x if x < 0.

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