Introductory Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-13417-805-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-805-9

Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - The Real Numbers - Exercise Set - Page 43: 102

Answer

Graphing a number on the number line means placing a dot on the number line, at the correct distance and at the correct side of zero.

Work Step by Step

All numbers that can be represented by points on the number line are called real numbers. A real number can be negative, zero, or positive. On a number line, negative numbers are to the left of zero, positives to the right. and the distance of a number a to 0 is its absolute value, $|a|.$ Graphing a number on the number line means placing a dot on the number line, at the correct distance and at the correct side of zero.
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