我們需要求出所有形式為 $\dfrac{n}{m}$ 的有理數值,其中 $m, n$ 為正整數且滿足 $1 \le mn \le 8$。
我們依乘積 $mn = k$(其中 $k \in \{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8\}$)進行分類討論,列出所有可能的 $(m, n)$ 對及其所對應的有理數值 $\dfrac{n}{m}$:
1. 當 $mn = 1$ 時:
- $(m, n) = (1, 1) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = 1$
2. 當 $mn = 2$ 時:
- $(m, n) = (1, 2) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = 2$
- $(m, n) = (2, 1) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = \dfrac{1}{2}$
3. 當 $mn = 3$ 時:
- $(m, n) = (1, 3) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = 3$
- $(m, n) = (3, 1) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = \dfrac{1}{3}$
4. 當 $mn = 4$ 時:
- $(m, n) = (1, 4) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = 4$
- $(m, n) = (2, 2) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = 1$(與 $mn=1$ 重複)
- $(m, n) = (4, 1) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = \dfrac{1}{4}$
5. 當 $mn = 5$ 時:
- $(m, n) = (1, 5) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = 5$
- $(m, n) = (5, 1) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = \dfrac{1}{5}$
6. 當 $mn = 6$ 時:
- $(m, n) = (1, 6) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = 6$
- $(m, n) = (2, 3) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = \dfrac{3}{2}$
- $(m, n) = (3, 2) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = \dfrac{2}{3}$
- $(m, n) = (6, 1) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = \dfrac{1}{6}$
7. 當 $mn = 7$ 時:
- $(m, n) = (1, 7) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = 7$
- $(m, n) = (7, 1) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = \dfrac{1}{7}$
8. 當 $mn = 8$ 時:
- $(m, n) = (1, 8) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = 8$
- $(m, n) = (2, 4) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = 2$(與 $mn=2$ 重複)
- $(m, n) = (4, 2) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = \dfrac{1}{2}$(與 $mn=2$ 重複)
- $(m, n) = (8, 1) \implies \dfrac{n}{m} = \dfrac{1}{8}$
我們將上述所有相異的有理數進行歸納與去重:
- **整數值**:$1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8$(共 $8$ 個)
- **小於 $1$ 的非整數有理數**:$\dfrac{1}{2}, \dfrac{1}{3}, \dfrac{1}{4}, \dfrac{1}{5}, \dfrac{1}{6}, \dfrac{1}{7}, \dfrac{1}{8}, \dfrac{2}{3}$(共 $8$ 個)
- **大於 $1$ 的非整數有理數**:$\dfrac{3}{2}$(共 $1$ 個)
共計:$8 + 8 + 1 = 17$ 個相異的數值。
因此,共有 $17$ 個相異數值,答案選 $(4)$。