verify the closure property of the addition for the following rational numbers -19/18 and -11/12
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According to the closure property of rational numbers, the sum of two rational numbers is also a rational number.
If a and b are rational numbers, then a+b is also a rational number.
Let a = -19/18 and b = -11/12
a+b = -19/18 + (-11/12)
LCM of denominators = 36
= (-38-33) / 36
= -71/36
(-71/36) is also a rational number as it can be expressed in the form of p/q, where p = (-71) and q = 36.
Hence, proved.
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