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What is the Collection of Decidable Languages Closed Under?

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Show that the collection of decidable languages is closed under the operations of
a. union.
b. concatenation.
c. star.
d. complementation.
e. intersection

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a) Union
Proof: If L1 and L2 are recognizable by M1 and M2 (respectively), then L1UL2 is recognized by a machine that simulates M1 and M2 in parallel, accepting if either M1 or M2 accepts

b) Concatenation
Proof: If L1 and L2 are recognized by M1 and M2 (respectively), then construct M3: On input w, ...

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