document.write( "Question 90582This question is from textbook intermiate algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": THERE IS A SYMBOL IN THIS CHAPTER THAT I AM NOT TO FAMILIER WITH. THE EXPLANTION FOR RATIONAL NUMBERS SAYS THAT IT IS ANY NUMBER THAT CAN BE WRITTEN IN THE FORM A/B WHERE A AND B ARE INTEGERS AND B=0. I CANT MAKE THE SYMBOL ON THE COMPUTER BUT I AM GOING TO DESCRIBE IT TO YOU. IT IS A = SIGN WITH A SLANTED LINE THROUGH THE CENTER OF IT. I THINK IT MEANS EQUAL BUT I AM NOT SURE. \n" ); document.write( "

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An equals sign (=) with a back slash means: \"Is not equal to\"
\n" ); document.write( "In your explanation for a rational number,it is telling you that a rational number is any number that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers, A/B, where B cannot equal zero.
\n" ); document.write( "This is because if B were zero you would have division by zero which, as you probably are aware, is undefined in mathematics. \n" ); document.write( "

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