SOLUTION: If R(x) is a rational function, then R(x) < 0 describes what? a. Values of x that make R(x) positive in value b. Values of R(x) that make x negative in value c. Values of x that

Algebra ->  Equations -> SOLUTION: If R(x) is a rational function, then R(x) < 0 describes what? a. Values of x that make R(x) positive in value b. Values of R(x) that make x negative in value c. Values of x that      Log On


   

Question 147551: If R(x) is a rational function, then R(x) < 0 describes what?
a. Values of x that make R(x) positive in value
b. Values of R(x) that make x negative in value
c. Values of x that make R(x) negative in value
d. Negative values of x that make R(x) also negative
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Anything less than 0 is negative. If R(x)<0, then R(x) must be negative, since anything less than zero is negative. That is why the answer is c:Values of x that make R(x) negative in value.