<p><img alt="2. Prove by the direct method that the sum of two rational numbers is rational. In your proof, label each of the steps." src="https://media.cheggcdn.com/media%2Fced%2Fced0c7ab-f1df-478f-a13c-1834931b885b%2FphpjZN1ih.png" style="height:39px;width:848px;" aria-describedby="d3f"/></p>2. Prove by the