document.write( "Question 636608: How is a rational expression different from a simple fraction? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"rational\"$ $\"expression\"$ is a function that can be expressed as a quotient of polynomials, excluding division by zero, or an expression that is the ratio of two $\"polynomials\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "It is just like a fraction, but with $\"polynomials\"$ .\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"simple\"$ $\"fraction\"$ is a fraction in which both the $\"numerator\"$ and the $\"denominator\"$ are $\"whole\"$ numbers. \n" ); document.write( "

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