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Associativity and Identity in Rational Numbers

For any three rational numbers a, b, c: a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c, demonstrating that addition of rational numbers is associative. The additive identity element for rational numbers is 0, such that for any rational number x, x + 0 = 0 + x = x. For any rational number x, there exists an additive inverse -x such that x + (-x) = (-x) + x = 0.

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Associativity and Identity in Rational Numbers

For any three rational numbers a, b, c: a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c, demonstrating that addition of rational numbers is associative. The additive identity element for rational numbers is 0, such that for any rational number x, x + 0 = 0 + x = x. For any rational number x, there exists an additive inverse -x such that x + (-x) = (-x) + x = 0.

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(P3) Associativity

For any three rational numbers , 𝑎𝑛𝑑

+( + ) =( + )+

Example- Let us verify for three rational numbers , 𝑎𝑛𝑑 −

Hence, addition is associative for rational numbers.


(P4) Existence of additive identity element
We know, when we add 0 to a whole number, the sum is again that whole number. This
happens for integers and rational numbers also.

a + 0 = 0 + a = a, where a is a whole number


In general, b + 0 = 0 + b = b, where b is an integer
c + 0 = 0 + c = c, where c is a rational number
Zero is called the identity for the addition of rational numbers. It is the additive
identity for integers and whole numbers as well.

Example- Let us verify for a rational numbers


+0= 0+ =
(P5) Existence of additive inverse element
For any rational numbers there exist a rational number(− ) such that
+ − = − + = 0, an identity element.
Hence, − is the additive inverse of and is the additive inverse of(− )
Example-

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