Question

Q1. Write the definitions of:

a) Natural Numbers

b) Whole numbers

c) Integers

d) Rational numbers

in support of your answer, also represent a few of each type on a number line.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Natural Numbers -

A natural number is an integer greater than 0. Natural numbers begin at 1 and increment to infinity: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. Natural numbers are also called "counting numbers" because they are used for counting. For example, if you are timing something in seconds, you would use natural numbers (usually starting with 1).

Whole Numbers-In mathematics, whole numbers are the basic counting numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, … and so on. 17, 99, 267, 8107 and 999999999 are examples of whole numbers. Whole numbers include natural numbers that begin from 1 onwards. Whole numbers include positive integers along with 0.

Integers-An integer (from the Latin integer meaning "whole") is colloquially defined as a number that can be written without a fractional component. For example, 21, 4, 0, and −2048 are integers, while 9.75, 512, and √2 are not.

Rational Numbers-In mathematics, a rational number is a number such as −3/7 that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction p/q of two integers, a numerator p and a non-zero denominator q. Every integer is a rational number: for example, 5 = 5/1.