Does R = Q in mathematics or what is R? Cheat Sheet

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What is R?

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Does R = Q in mathem­atics or what is R?

R and Q are different sets of numbers - IR is the set of real numbers , Q is the set of rational numbers .

Q contains all numbers that can be represented as a fraction of two integers. So about 5/2, 1/7, 12/89, etc. However, there are some numbers where this is not possible - for example, Pi. Pi is an irrational number (that is, it has infinitely many decimal places, the have no regularity as with periodic numbers).

R contains the rational numbers and the irrational numbers. These are basically all numbers that you {{link="https://essay4students.com/"}}learn{{/link}} at school. Of course, there are even larger numbers than R, but that's usually enough.

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The root of 42 is also a rational number, so it can not be repres­ented as a fraction of two integers. This is the same for all roots whose radicand (the number below the root) is not a square.

Basically, R is just the next largest number after Q. It contains numbers that are not in Q (the irrational numbers) and is therefore the base set for most non-un­ive­rsity mathem­atical calcul­ations.

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