Let the set consisting of the squares of the positive integers be called u ; thus u is the set 1,4,9, .... If a certain operation on one or more members of the set always yields a member of the set, we say that the set is closed under that operation. Then u is closed under:
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The set consists of all possible positive perfect squares.Let an integer be a .Then it's square will be a 2 and let a second integer be b .Then it's square will be b 2 .Both of these are integers which are present in the set u .Then: a 2 × b 2 = a × a × b × b = ( a × b ) × ( a × b ) = a b × a b = ( a b ) 2 And as a and b are integers so a b is an integer so ( a b ) 2 is an integer which is present in the set.So the set u is closed under M u l t i p l i c a t i o n