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The image you've provided is a Venn diagram that illustrates the classification of real numbers into different categories: rational, irrational, integers, whole numbers, and examples of each.

Let’s go through the diagram and explain it step by step, then clarify what each category means and verify the examples shown.

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🔹 Real Numbers

All numbers on the number line are real numbers. They are divided into two main groups:
- Rational numbers
- Irrational numbers

These two sets are mutually exclusive (no overlap) and together make up all real numbers.

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🔹 Rational Numbers (Red Oval)

A rational number is any number that can be expressed as a fraction $ \frac{p}{q} $, where $ p $ and $ q $ are integers and $ q \ne 0 $. Rational numbers include:
- Integers
- Fractions
- Terminating decimals
- Repeating decimals

Examples in the diagram:
- $ \frac{3}{5} $ → fraction, clearly rational
- $ 1.375 $ → terminating decimal = $ \frac{11}{8} $
- $ -3 $, $ -22 $, $ -562 $ → integers (also rational)
- $ 0 $, $ 72 $, $ 431 $ → whole numbers (also rational)
- $ 21.6 $ → terminating decimal = $ \frac{216}{10} = \frac{108}{5} $
- $ 3.\overline{56} $ → repeating decimal → rational

✔ All these are rational because they can be written as fractions.

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🔹 Integers (Purple Oval)

Integers are whole numbers and their negatives:
$$
\ldots, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, \ldots
$$
They do not include fractions or decimals.

In the diagram:
- $ -3 $, $ -22 $, $ -562 $, $ 0 $, $ 72 $, $ 431 $ → all integers

Note: The integers are a subset of rational numbers.

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🔹 Whole Numbers (Blue Oval)

Whole numbers are non-negative integers:
$$
0, 1, 2, 3, \ldots
$$
So they do not include negative numbers.

In the diagram:
- $ 0 $, $ 72 $, $ 431 $ → these are whole numbers

Note: Whole numbers ⊂ Integers ⊂ Rational numbers

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🔹 Irrational Numbers (Green Circle)

An irrational number cannot be written as a simple fraction. Its decimal form is non-terminating and non-repeating.

Examples in the diagram:
- $ \sqrt{2} $ → approximately 1.4142135... (never repeats or terminates)
- $ \pi $ → 3.14159265... (infinite non-repeating)
- $ \sqrt{72} $ → $ \sqrt{72} = \sqrt{36 \times 2} = 6\sqrt{2} $ → irrational
- $ \sqrt{\frac{8}{23}} $ → this is irrational because $ \frac{8}{23} $ is not a perfect square

✔ These are all irrational because they cannot be expressed as fractions with integer numerators and denominators.

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✔ Summary of Relationships:

```
Real Numbers
├── Rational Numbers
│ ├── Integers
│ │ └── Whole Numbers
│ └── Non-integers (fractions, decimals)
└── Irrational Numbers
```

This is accurately represented in the Venn diagram.

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📌 Final Answer & Explanation:

The diagram correctly classifies real numbers into:

- Rational: Numbers that can be written as fractions. Includes:
- Integers (like $-3$, $0$, $431$)
- Fractions ($\frac{3}{5}$)
- Decimals that terminate or repeat ($1.375$, $3.\overline{56}$)

- Irrational: Numbers that cannot be written as fractions. Examples:
- $ \sqrt{2} $, $ \pi $, $ \sqrt{72} $, $ \sqrt{\frac{8}{23}} $

- Integers: Positive and negative whole numbers including zero.

- Whole Numbers: Non-negative integers starting from 0.

> ✔ The diagram is correct and well-organized. It shows proper nesting:
> Whole Numbers ⊂ Integers ⊂ Rational Numbers ⊂ Real Numbers
> and Irrational Numbers are disjoint from Rational Numbers.

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