Question 1: Is zero a rational number?

Can you write it in the form of p/q, where p

and q are integers and q ? 0?
Answer:�We know that, raional number is a number which can be written in the form
of p/q, where q is not equal to zero. Thus,

(a) Yes, zero is a rational number, as it can be written in the form of p/q.
(b) Since, 0 (zero) is an integer thus, zero can be written in the form of p/q.
Example : 0/1, 0/2, 0/3, etc. where 0 (zero) is an integer.

Question 2: Find six rational numbers between 3 and 4.

Answer:First method to find rational number between two number:
A rational number between two numbers can be found by calculating average of two
given numbers.Thus, six rational numbers between given two numbers i.e. 3 and 4 can
be calculated as follows:
(1) First rational number between 3 and 4 can be calculated by finding average
between them.
3+42=72
(2) As 7/2 is a rational number between 3 and 4, consequently, rational number
between 3 and 7/2 will be one of the rational number between 3 and 4, which can be
found by calcuating average between 3 and 7/2
(72)+32=7+622
=1322=132�2=134
(3) Again as as 7/2 is a rational number between 3 and 4, consequently, rational
number between 4 and 7/2 will be the rational number between 3 and 4, which can be
found by average between 4 and 7/2
4+(72)2=8+722
=1522=152�2=154
(4) Similarly, rational number between 3 and 13/4 will be the rational number
between 3 and 4, since 13/4 is a rational number between 3 and 4. Thus next
rational number between 3 and 4 can be found by calculating average between 3 and
13/4
3+1342=12+1342
=2542=254�2=258

(5) Similarly, rational number between 4 and 13/4 will be the rational number
between 3 and 4, which can be found by calculating average between 4 and 13/4
4+1342=16+1342
=2942=294�2=298
(6) Similarly next rational number between 3 and 4 can be found by calculating
average between 3 and 15/4, since 15/4 is a rational number between 3 and 4 which
we calculated in the step (3).
3+1542=12+1542
=2742=274�2=278
Thus, six rational numbers between 3 and 4 are 7/2, 13/4, 15/4, 25/8, 29/8 and
27/8.
One can find as many rational number between given any two numbers by calcuating
average as above.
Second method to find rational number between two number:
Step � 1: 3 and 4 can also be written as 3/1 and 4/1
Step -2: Since we have to find six rational numbers between 3 and 4, so multiply
the numerator and denominator by 6+1 i.e. 7
This will come as follows:
3=31=3�71�7=217� and
4=41=4�71�7=287
Step � 3: Now, we have to find six rational numbers between�217�and�287
So,�(227),(237),(247),(257),(267)�and�(277)�are the six rational numbers between 3
and 4.
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