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What is the set of numbers to which #-5/12# belong?

Answer 1

It is a rational number.

Rational numbers are those numbers which can be written as #p/q#, where #p# and #q# are integers and #q!=0#.

As, #-5/12# belongs to the set of rational numbers, as it is a ratio of two integers #-5# and #12#, of which latter is not zero.

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Answer 2

Genesis Amaya

The set of numbers to which -5/12 belongs is the set of rational numbers. Rational numbers are numbers that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction of two integers, where the denominator is not zero. Since -5/12 is a fraction where both the numerator and denominator are integers (numerator = -5, denominator = 12) and the denominator is not zero, it falls within the set of rational numbers.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.