Properties Of Rational Numbers

Properties Of Rational Numbers

The Rational Numbers are closed under addition, subtraction, multiplication and division by nonzero rational numbers. The properties are called closure properties of rational numbers. If 'm' and 'n' are two rational numbers then the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of these rational numbers is also a rational number, then these numbers satisfy the closure law. Lets take an example of addition which satisfies the closure properties, 3+4=7 shows the closure property of real number addition because when we add the real numbers to other real numbers the result is also real. This condition is necessary for all other operations like subtraction, multiplication and division.
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Definition of Rational Number In mathematics, Rational Numbers can be defined as a ratio of two integers. Rational numbers can be expressed in form of fraction 'a/b' in which 'a' and 'b' are integers where denominator 'b' not equal to zero. We also have set of rational number and 'Q' is used to represent it. Positive Rational Numbers Positive Rational Numbers can be expressed as the ratio 'p/q' where, 'p' and 'q' are both positive integers. Any positive rational number can be expressed as a sum of distinct reciprocals of positive integers like: 3/5 = 1/3+2/6+1/18. Negative Rational Numbers The numbers which are written in form of a/b where a and b are integers such that b0 all comes in the family of Rational Numbers. Positive Rational Numbers are those which have both numerators and denominators as positive or negative. Example: 5/7, 6/5 or (-3/-4) are positive rational numbers. Properties of Rational Numbers The Rational Numbers are closed under addition, subtraction, multiplication and division by nonzero rational numbers. The properties are called closure properties of rational numbers. Operations on Rational Numbers In mathematics, we generally deal with four types of basic operations called as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. We can easily perform these four kinds of operations on different type of Rational Numbers.

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Rational Numbers on a Number Line A number line is graphical representation of numbers from negative infinity to positive infinity in a single line. Rational numbers can be expressed in fraction (a/b) form, where 'b' is not equation. What is a Rational Number? The Rational Numbers are those numbers which can either be whole numbers or fractions or decimals. Rational numbers can be written as a ratio of two integers in the form 'p/q' where 'p' and 'q' are integers and 'q' is nonzero. A rational number is simply a ratio of two integers, for example1/5 is a rational number (1 divided by 5, or the ratio of 1 to 5). Introduction to Rational numbers Today, I will tell you a story. Once there was a family of Natural numbers where all counting numbers used to live. One day a guest named zero visited the house and requested for a permission to stay there. All were happy; they requested the eldest member of the family Mr. infinite () to grant the permission for 0. Standard Form of a Rational Number The standard form of a rational number is the ratio or division of an integer called the numerator by a positive integer called denominator and can be written in form of (numerator/ denominator) or a/b, where a is any integer and b is a denominator with positive integer (denominator is not equal to zero,b0).

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