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  • 15-01-2017
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Show that the system of rational expressions is closed under addition, or give an example showing the contrary.

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rockinrazz27
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  • 15-01-2017
Let p/q, r/s be elements of Q , the set of rational numbers, where q and s are non zero.We need to show that the sum is also a rational number.p/q + r/s =  (p*s + q*r ) /(q*s)
Since q and s are non zero, the sum is a rational number.
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