SOLUTION: How does the knowledge of how to simplify a rational expression help you to solve an equation most efficiently? Why should this matter?

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Question 366278: How does the knowledge of how to simplify a rational expression help you to solve an equation most efficiently? Why should this matter?
Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It helps because solving an equation is just simplifying two equal rational expressions simultaneously, until it gets so simplified that you ultimately get the root(s) or the solution(s) of the equation.
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