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Question 366124: In your own words, what are rational expressions? Why must we always be mindful of the final value of the denominator in a rational expression? For example, consider the rational expression 3x/(x2 – 16). What values in the denominator must we be mindful of? Explain why.


Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ratio of two polynomial functions.
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Division by zero is undefined.
Beware of any values that make a denominator equal zero.

and are not values in the domain of

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