Answer:
See explanation below for further details.
Step-by-step explanation:
A rational consist of two real numbers such that:
![\frac{a}{b} =c](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cfrac%7Ba%7D%7Bb%7D%20%3Dc)
If c is a polynomial with a certain grade, then, both the numerator and the denominator must be also polynomials and the grade of the numerator must be greater than denominator.
If c is linear function, that is, a first order polynomial, then a must be a (n+1)-th polynomial and b must be a n-th polynomial.
Example:
If
and
, then:
![c = \frac{x^{2}}{x}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=c%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7Bx%5E%7B2%7D%7D%7Bx%7D)
![c = x](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=c%20%3D%20x)
If c is a quadratic function, that is, a second order polynomial, then a must be a (n+1)-th polynomial and b must be a n-th polynomial.
Example
If
and
, then:
![c = \frac{3\cdot x^{3}}{x}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=c%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B3%5Ccdot%20x%5E%7B3%7D%7D%7Bx%7D)
![c = 3\cdot x^{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=c%20%3D%203%5Ccdot%20x%5E%7B2%7D)
But if c is an exponential, both the numerator and the denominator must be therefore exponential function and grade of each exponential function must different to the other.
Example
If
and
, then:
![c = \frac{10^{2\cdot x}}{3\cdot 10^{x}}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=c%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B10%5E%7B2%5Ccdot%20x%7D%7D%7B3%5Ccdot%2010%5E%7Bx%7D%7D)
![c = \frac{1}{3}\cdot 10^{2\cdot x -x}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=c%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D%5Ccdot%2010%5E%7B2%5Ccdot%20x%20-x%7D)
![c = \frac{1}{3}\cdot 10^x](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=c%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B3%7D%5Ccdot%2010%5Ex)
Otherwise, c would be equal to a constant function, that is, a polynomial with a grade 0.
If
and
, then:
Example
![c = \frac{5\cdot e^{x}}{-3\cdot e^{x}}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=c%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B5%5Ccdot%20e%5E%7Bx%7D%7D%7B-3%5Ccdot%20e%5E%7Bx%7D%7D)
![c = -\frac{5}{3}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=c%20%3D%20-%5Cfrac%7B5%7D%7B3%7D)
It is worth to add that exponential functions can be a linear combination of single exponential function, similar to polynomials.
Example
![5\cdot a^2\cdot x -9](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=5%5Ccdot%20a%5E2%5Ccdot%20x%20-9)