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Date November 2009 Marks available 6 Reference code 09N.1.sl.TZ0.2
Level SL only Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Place Question number 2 Adapted from N/A

Question

The Venn diagram shows the number sets \(\mathbb{N}\), \(\mathbb{Z}\), \(\mathbb{Q}\) and \(\mathbb{R}\). Place each of the following numbers in the appropriate region of the Venn diagram.

\(\frac{{1}}{{4}}\), −3, π, cos 120°, 2.7 × 103, 3.4 × 10–2

Markscheme

     (A1)(A1)(A1)(A1)(A1)(A1)     (C6)


Note: Award (A1) for each number placed once in the correct section. Accept equivalent forms for numbers.

 

[6 marks]

Examiners report

About half of the students answered this question correctly. The placement of cos120 and π appeared to cause the most problems.

Syllabus sections

Topic 1 - Number and algebra » 1.1 » Natural numbers, \(\mathbb{N}\) ; integers, \(\mathbb{Z}\) ; rational numbers, \(\mathbb{Q}\) ; and real numbers, \(\mathbb{R}\) .

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