Is zero a rational number? Can you write it in the form p/q, where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0?

Board CBSE
Textbook NCERT
Class  Class 9
Subject Maths
Chapter  Chapter 1 Number System

Question – Is zero a rational number? Can you write it in the form p/q, where p and q are integers and q ≠ 0?

Solution – 

Yes , 0 is a rational number

As 0 can be written in the form 0÷(any non-zero integer) which is basically p/q form, here p = 0 and q ≠ 0 .

For example 0/1 or 0/-2 are equal to 0.

 

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