Provide an appropriate response.Why is factoring an important skill to master before beginning a study of rational expressions?

What will be an ideal response?


Factoring is used to find LCDs and when simplifying rational expressions.

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State the solution set to the inequality by reading the graph.x4 - 10x2 + 9 ? 0y = x4 - 10x2 + 9

A. (-?, -3] ? [3, ?) B. [-3, -1] ? [1, 3] C. (-?, -3] ? [-1, 0) D. (-?, -3] ? [-1, 1] ? [3, ?)

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Decide whether the statement is an example of the commutative, associative, identity, inverse, or distributive property.(6 ? 2) ? 1 = 6 ? (2 ? 1)

A. Distributive B. Commutative C. Associative D. Identity

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Solve the number problem by finding the value of the unknown number.The product of 6 and a number is the same as 32 less twice that same number.

A. 4 B. -16 C. 16 D. -4

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Write an equation, in slope-intercept form if possible, of the line through the pair of points.(-2, -8) and (0, 3)

A. y = 2x + 3
B. y = x + 3
C. y = - x + 3
D. y = - 2x + 3

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