Topic 2 Honors Vocabulary

Front

What is a number that can be written in the form a/b or -(a/b) where a is a positive whole number and b is a positive whole number?

Back

Rational Number

Front

What is a number n, whose cube equals n?

Back

Cube Root

Front

What is a number that can be obtained by squaring an integer (multiplying an integer by itself)?

Back

Perfect Square

Front

What is any real number that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction (a ratio of two integers); a decimal that does not terminate or repeat?

Back

Irrational Number

Front

What consists of all non-negative integers without fractions or decimals, not including zero?

Back

Natural Numbers

Front

What is the square root of 16?

Back

4

Front

What is the cube root of 27?

Back

3

Front

What is the definition of a perfect square?

Back

A number that can be expressed as the square of an integer.

Front

What is an example of an irrational number?

Back

√2 or π (pi)

Front

What is the sum of the first five natural numbers?

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15