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Choose all answers that apply: a) ab and a’b’ are one the same line. b) quadrilaterals abcd and a’ b’ c’ d’ have the same perimeters. c) points a and a’ have the same coordinates. d) none of the above

1- what do you think the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is? is it rational or irrational? make use of variables, the closure property of integers, and possibly a proof by contradiction to prove your hypothesis.2- why do we have to specify that the rational number must be nonzero when we determine what the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is? if the rational number were 0, would it give us the same result we found in the first question?

Abox holds 500 paperclips. after a week on the teacher's desk 239 paperclips remained. how many paperclips were used?