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In the definition of rational numbers, b cannot equal 0, why?

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Answer:

see explanation

Explanation:

A rational number Q can be expressed in the form


(a)/(b) where a and b can take any integer value except b = 0

This is because it would lead to division by zero which is undefined.

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