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MTH 101 MTH 101 Past Questions Objective Question

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Give the definition of the set of rational numbers
Options
A Q = {p/q, q≠0, p,q ∈ Z}
Correct Answer
B Q = {p/q, p≠0, p,q ∈ Z}
C Q = {p/q, q,p ∈ Q}
D Q = {p-q, p≠0, p,q ∈ Z}
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Rational numbers are numbers that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers p/q where q ≠ 0. The set of rational numbers is denoted by Q = {p/q : p,q ∈ Z, q ≠ 0}.

Hint

Recall the standard definition of rational numbers.

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