Are rational numbers always closed under division?
(i) Are rational numbers always closed under division?
(ii) Are rational numbers always commutative under division?
(iii) Are rational numbers always associative under division?
(iv) Can we divide 1 by 0?
(i) No, rational numbers are not closed under division in general.
$\frac{a}{0}=\infty$; it is not a rational number.
(ii) No
$\frac{a}{b} \div \frac{c}{d}=\frac{a}{b} \times \frac{d}{c}=\frac{a d}{b c}$
Also,
$\frac{c}{d} \div \frac{a}{b}=\frac{c}{d} \times \frac{b}{a}=\frac{c b}{d a}$ Thus, $\frac{a}{b} \div \frac{c}{d} \neq \frac{c}{d} \div \frac{a}{b}$
Therefore, division is not commutative.
(iii) No, rational numbers are not associative under division.
$\frac{a}{b} \div\left(\frac{c}{d} \div \frac{e}{f}\right) \neq\left(\frac{a}{b} \div \frac{c}{d}\right) \div \frac{e}{f}$
(iv) No, we cannot divide 1 by 0 . The answer will be $\infty$, which is not defined.