Program Explanation Program: Filename : Rational.Java //Declare package package practise; //import the math package import java.math.*; //Class Definition public class Rational extends Number implements Comparable { // Declare data fields for numerator and denominator private BigInteger[] r = new BigInteger[2]; /* Construct a rational constructor with default properties */ public Rational() { this(BigInteger.ZERO, BigInteger.ONE); } /* Method to Construct a rational constructor with specific numerator and denominator */ public Rational(BigInteger numerator, BigInteger denominator) { //Declare variable gcd BigInteger gcd = gcd (numerator, denominator); /*compare the denominator with 0 and use of ternary operator */ r[0] = (denominator.compareTo(BigInteger. ZERO ) > 0 ? BigInteger. ONE : new BigInteger("-1")).multiply(numerator.divide(gcd)); r[1] = denominator.divide(gcd); } //Method to find the GCD of two numbers private static BigInteger gcd(BigInteger n, BigInteger d) { //Declare variable n1 and n2 BigInteger n1 = n; BigInteger n2 = d; BigInteger gcd = BigInteger. ONE ; //Compare n1 and n2 using the comapreTo() method for (BigInteger k = BigInteger. ONE ; k.compareTo(n1) <= 0 && k.compareTo(n2) <= 0; k = k.add(BigInteger. ONE )) { if (n1.remainder(k).compareTo(BigInteger. ZERO ) == 0 && n2.remainder(k).compareTo(BigInteger. ZERO ) == 0) gcd = k; } //return the gcd of n1 and n2 return gcd; } // Method to return numerator public BigInteger getNumerator() { return r[0]; } // Method to return denominator public BigInteger getDenominator() { return r[1]; } // Method to add a rational number to this rational public Rational add(Rational secondRational) { BigInteger n = (r[0].multiply(secondRational.getDenominator())).add( r[1].multiply(secondRational.getNumerator())); BigInteger d = r[1].multiply(secondRational.getDenominator()); return new Rational(n, d); } /* Method to subtract a rational number from this rational */ public Rational subtract(Rational secondRational) { BigInteger n = (r[0].multiply(secondRational.getDenominator())).subtract( r[1].multiply(secondRational.getNumerator())); BigInteger d = r[1].multiply(secondRational.getDenominator()); return new Rational(n, d); } // Multiply a rational number by this rational public Rational multiply(Rational secondRational) { //multiply with numerator BigInteger n = r[0].multiply(secondRational.getNumerator()); //multiply with denominator BigInteger d = r[1].multiply(secondRational.getDenominator()); return new Rational(n, d); } // Method to divide a rational number by this rational public Rational divide(Rational secondRational) { /* Multiply first rational number's numerator with second rational number's denominator */ BigInteger n = r[0]...

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