document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1034755>Question 1034755</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. An equation, shown below, represents the rates of three quantities.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/z = 4/x + 3/y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If x = 4/5, y = 6/5, find the value of z. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. z=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. z=15/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. z=15/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. z=4/15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Solve the rational polynomial shown below:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5/x-4)+(6/4-x)= (4/x^2-16)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. x=-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. x=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. x=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. A radical equation is shown below.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 = (sqrt) x^2 -2x + 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which choice represents the solutions to this equation?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. the only valid solution is x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. the only valid solution is x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. there are two extraneous solutions: x=-2 and x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. there are two valid solutions: x=-4 and x=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question 4. A radical equation is shown below.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8(sqrt)x-x = 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which statement is true?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. the equation has one valid solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. the equation has two valid solutions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. the equation has two extraneous solutions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. the equation cannot be solved<BR>\n" );
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