Name the subset(s) of real numbers to which the number -2 belongs.
Irrational Numbers.
Rational Numbers.
Integers.
Whole Numbers.
Natural Numbers.
well, it is clearly an integer. Anything else?
Check your list of subsets of numbers.
What are the types of real number 27
The answer is Integers and Rational numbers (because -2 can be written as -2/1 that is, in p/q form where p and q are integers.)
To determine which subset(s) of real numbers the number -2 belongs to, let's go through each subset and see if -2 falls into any of them:
1. Irrational Numbers: Irrational numbers are numbers that cannot be expressed as a fraction or ratio of two integers. Since -2 can be expressed as -2/1, -2 is not an irrational number.
2. Rational Numbers: Rational numbers are numbers that can be expressed as a fraction or ratio of two integers. As mentioned before, -2 can be expressed as -2/1, so -2 is a rational number.
3. Integers: Integers include all whole numbers (both positive and negative) and zero. Since -2 is a negative whole number, it is also an integer.
4. Whole Numbers: Whole numbers include all positive integers and zero. While -2 is a negative integer, it is not a whole number.
5. Natural Numbers: Natural numbers, also called counting numbers, are positive integers greater than zero. Since -2 is a negative integer, it is not a natural number.
Therefore, out of the given subsets, the number -2 belongs to the set of Rational Numbers and Integers.