Properties of Rational Numbers
Properties of Rational Numbers: Overview
This topic takes us through some properties of rational numbers. They are closed under addition, subtraction and multiplication. Rational numbers are commutative under addition, subtraction and multiplication but not in division.
Important Questions on Properties of Rational Numbers



Verify Distributive property of multiplication over addition: and .

Integers are non-commutative under division.

Give one example to show that integers are commutative and non-commutative under addition, and division respectively.

Integers are Commutative under addition, and division.

Name the property involved in the following example. closure propertycommutativityassociativity


The rational numbers and are commutative with respect to subtraction.

The rational numbers and are commutative with respect to subtraction.

Find the product of additive inverse and multiplicative inverse of .

Find the sum of additive inverse and multiplicative inverse of .

If is the additive inverse of , then find the value of .

Find the multiplicative inverse of .

Find the additive inverse of .

Find the additive inverse of

Give an example to show that subtraction is not associative for rational numbers.

'Rational numbers are commutative under addition but not commutative under subtraction.' Justify the statement with an example.

Find the multiplicative inverse of
