Andre is running in an 80-meter hurdle race. There are 8 equally-spaced hurdles on the race track. The first hurdle is 12 meters from the start line and the last hurdle is 15.5 meters from the finish line. 1. Estimate how far the hurdles are from one another. Explain your reasoning. 2. Calculate how far the hurdles are from one another. Show your reasoning.

1- is the product of two rational numbers irrational or rational? first, make a hypothesis by multiplying two rational numbers. then, use variables such as x=a/b and y=c/d and the closure property of integers to prove your hypothesis. 2- 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. 3- 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 part b?