Submitted by Tharsis101 t3_10nn59i in explainlikeimfive
Beneficial-Car-3959 t1_j6arcg2 wrote
- Why do we need natural numbers?
Because we need to count things.
- Why do we need whole numbers?
We need number where we can show that someone owes something.
- Why do we need fractions?
Because we need a number to show how many parts od whole thing is taken/eaten.
- Why so we irrational numbers?
So we can calculate area of round things.
- Why do we need real numbers?
See 3rd and 4th answer.
- Why do we need lateral (imaginary) numbers?
Because we need it for our alternate current calculations.
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