Properties of Rational Numbers
We will learn some useful properties of rational numbers.
Property 1:
If a/b is a rational number and m is a nonzero integer, then
\(\frac{a}{b}\) = \(\frac{a × m}{b × m}\)
In other words, a rational number remains unchanged, if we multiply its numerator and denominator by the same non-zero integer.
For examples:
\(\frac{-2}{5}\) = \(\frac{(-2) × 2}{5 × 2}\) = \(\frac{-4}{10}\), \(\frac{(-2) × 3}{5 × 3}\) = \(\frac{-6}{15}\), \(\frac{(-2) × 4}{5 × 4}\) = \(\frac{-8}{20}\) and so on ……
Therefore, \(\frac{-2}{5}\) = \(\frac{(-2) × 2}{5 × 2}\) = \(\frac{(-2) × 3}{5 × 3}\) = \(\frac{(-2) × 4}{5 × 4}\) and so on ……
Property 2:
If \(\frac{a}{b}\) is a rational number and m is a common divisor of a and b, then
\(\frac{a}{b}\) = \(\frac{a ÷ m}{a ÷ m}\)
In other words, if we divide the numerator and denominator of a rational number by a common divisor of both, the rational number remains unchanged.
For examples:
\(\frac{-32}{40}\) = \(\frac{-32 ÷ 8}{40 ÷ 8}\) = \(\frac{-4}{5}\)
Property 3:
Let \(\frac{a}{b}\) and \(\frac{c}{d}\) be two rational numbers.
Then \(\frac{a}{b}\) = \(\frac{c}{d}\) ⇔ \(\frac{a × d}{b × c}\).
a × d = b × c
For examples:
If \(\frac{2}{3}\) and \(\frac{4}{6}\) are the two rational numbers then, \(\frac{2}{3}\) = \(\frac{4}{6}\) ⇔ (2 × 6) = (3 × 4).
Note:
Except zero every rational number is either positive or negative.
Every pair of rational numbers can be compared.
Property 4:
For each rational number m, exactly one of the following is true:
(i) m > 0 (ii) m = 0 (iii) m < 0
For examples:
The rational number \(\frac{2}{3}\) is greater than 0.
The rational number \(\frac{0}{3}\) is equal to 0.
The rational number \(\frac{-2}{3}\) is less than 0.
Property 5:
For any two rational numbers a and b, exactly one of the following is true:
(i) a > b (ii) a = b (iii) a < b
For examples:
If \(\frac{1}{3}\) and \(\frac{1}{5}\) are the two rational numbers then, \(\frac{1}{3}\) is greater than \(\frac{1}{5}\).
If \(\frac{2}{3}\) and \(\frac{6}{9}\) are the two rational numbers then, \(\frac{2}{3}\) is equal to \(\frac{6}{9}\).
If \(\frac{-2}{7}\) and \(\frac{3}{8}\) are the two rational numbers then, \(\frac{-2}{7}\) is less than \(\frac{3}{8}\).
Property 6:
If a, b and c be rational numbers such that a > b and b > c, then a > c.
For examples:
If \(\frac{3}{5}\), \(\frac{17}{30}\) and \(\frac{-8}{15}\) are the three rational numbers where \(\frac{3}{5}\) is greater than \(\frac{17}{30}\) and \(\frac{17}{30}\) is greater than \(\frac{-8}{15}\), then \(\frac{3}{5}\) is also greater than \(\frac{-8}{15}\).
So, the above explanations with examples help us to understand the useful properties of rational numbers.
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