Question

How would I categorize numbers? For example, what category would √23 fit into? Thankssss

Answer 1

Answer:

  positive, real, irrational, algebraic

Step-by-step explanation:

Numbers are categorized various ways. Some categories include ...

  prime, composite

  real, complex

  integer, rational, irrational

  whole number, natural number

  positive, negative, zero

  algebraic, non-algebraic*

√23 is the positive, real, irrational root of a prime number. It is an algebraic number.

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* An algebraic number is a root of a polynomial with integer coefficients.

√23 is a root of x^2 -23 = 0.

Answer 2

Positive, real, irrational,algebraic