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The product of two rational numbers is ______ rational.

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The product of two rational numbers is always rational

Proof:

Let a = p/q and b = r/s be two rational numbers. We will have p,q,r,s be integers where denominators q and s are nonzero. We cannot divide by zero.

Multiplying a and b gives

a*b = (p/q)*(r/s) = (p*r)/(q*s)

Due to the closure property of integer multiplication, the expressions p*r and q*s are integers. The result we get is in the form of integer/integer. Basically we have two integers being divided. Furthermore, q*s is nonzero as neither q nor s is zero.

Therefore, if a and b are rational, then a*b is also rational as well.

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The product of two rational numbers is ALWAYS rational
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