Polynomials

Question

Is zero a rational number? Can you write it in the form $straight p over straight q comma$ where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0?

Solution

Yes! zero is a rational number. We can write zero in the form

straight p over straight q comma

where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0 as follows:

0 equals 0 over 1 equals 0 over 2 equals 0 over 3 space e t c..

Note. Denominator q can also be taken as negative integer.