Operations On Rational Numbers

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Operations On 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 numbers. We all know that algebra is an important branch of mathematics and in this we have to tackle different type of numbers. Rational numbers are among different types of numbers, and on Rational Numbers we can easily perform all these different types of operations. Performing operations on rational numbers is not a big task if you understand the concepts clearly. Multiplications of rational numbers Rational numbers are 'p / q' type, with one condition that here 'q' is not zero. We perform basic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on the Rational Numbers. All the operation on the rational numbers are quiet same as the operations we have performed on the normal numbers. All the operations are very much similar.

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Addition of Rational Numbers Rational number is represented by Q. Q is any real number which can be expressed in the form of x/y, provided that y is not equal to zero and x and y are integers. Addition of Rational Numbers play a very important role in various mathematical calculations. Steps for addition of rational numbers: 1. Write the rational numbers and check whether the Subtraction of Rational Numbers Subtraction of Rational Numbers plays a very important role in various mathematical calculations, here are some steps for subtracting two or more rational numbers: For subtraction we need to check whether the denominator of the given numbers are same or not If both the rational numbers have same denominators then. Division of Rational Numbers Rational Number is any real number which can be represented in the form of x/y if y is not equal to zero and x, y are integers. It is very necessary to understand all the operations that can be performed on Rational Numbers such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The division of Rational Numbers is a bit complex operation and we need. The tricky part of working with zero is when you try and divide something by zero. Dividing by other numbers is easy, for instance if I divide 6 by 2, I know the answer is 3. There are ‘3’ lots of ‘2’ in the number 6. What about if I have this division:

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The tricky part of working with zero is when you try and divide something by zero. Dividing by other numbers is easy, for instance if I divide 6 by 2, I know the answer is 3. There are ‘3’ lots of ‘2’ in the number 6. What about if I have this division: This division is asking us, “How many zeroes are there in one?” Are there ten? Well, ten lots of zero is still zero, which doesn’t make up one. Perhaps there are one hundred? Well, one hundred lots of zero is still zero, which doesn’t make up one. What about one thousand? One million? You can keep on going until you get bored (you’re probably bored already). So you can fit an unlimited quantity of zeroes into the number 1. This makes it tempting for people to say something like, “There are infinity zeroes in one,” or, “There are infinite zeroes in one,” but this is wrong. Infinity isn’t really a number. When you divide a number by zero, you’re asking, “how many zeroes can I fit in that number.” From what we’ve just done, we know that there isn’t any specific number of zeroes that fit into 1, or 3 or 10 or whatever. So what we do is say that the answer to this problem is undefined. This means that there is no answer that makes sense.

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