Prove each of the following statements using a direct proof.

(e)

If r and s are rational numbers, then the product of r and s is a rational number.

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Prove each statement.

(j) For every integer n, if n³ is even, then n is even.

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Prove each statement.

(d) For any real number x, |x| 0.