(i) Are rational numbers always closed under division?
(ii) Are rational numbers always commutative under division?
(iii) Are rational numbers always associative under division?
(iv) Can we divide 1 by 0?
(i) No rational numbers are not always closed under division,
Since,
which is not a rational number
(ii) No rational numbers are not always commutative under division,
Let
and
be two rational numbers.
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And
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Therefore,
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Hence, rational numbers are not always commutative under division
(iii) No rational numbers are not always associative under division,
Let
,
and
be two rational numbers.
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And
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Therefore,
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Hence, rational numbers are not always associative under division.
(iv) No we cannot divide 1 by 0.
Since,
which is not defined.
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