Answer:
[tex]\frac{x}{y}[/tex] can also be expressed as a ratio of two integers.
Step-by-step explanation:
Assume x and y are rational number, then x and y can be written as:
[tex]x=\frac{a}{b}[/tex], where a and b are integers and b≠0
[tex]y=\frac{c}{d}[/tex], where c and d are integers and d≠0
Then,
[tex]\frac{x}{y}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{\frac{a}{b} }{\frac{c}{d} }[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{a*d}{b*c}[/tex]
Since the set of integers are closed under multiplication, a*d is also an integer. Similarly b*c is also an integer.
[tex]\frac{x}{y}[/tex] can be expressed as a proportion of two integers, provided that y≠0. From this we can conclude that [tex]\frac{x}{y}[/tex] is a rational number, which concludes that the set of rational numbers are closed under division.