Question

*please help* Which statements are true about this rational expression?

Answer 1

Answer:

The numerator has 2 terms.

4 is a term in the numerator.

(x+2) is a factor of the numerator.

Step-by-step explanation:

Terms are numbers, variables, and coefficients (or combination of that) separated by addition or subtraction. The numerator has 2 terms and the denominator has 3 terms.

Factors are numbers or expressions which multiply to the expression. 2x+4 factors into 2(x+2) and the denominator factors into (x+2)(x+2).

Answer 2

Answer:

• The numerator has 2 terms
• 4 is a term in the numerator
• x + 2 is a factor of the numerator

Step-by-step explanation:

The expression as written has a numerator with the terms 2x and 4. That is, there are two terms, and one of them is 4.

The expression can be factored as ...

$\dfrac{2(x+2)}{(x+2)^2}$

So, you can see that x+2 is a factor of the numerator.

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4 is a term in both numerator and denominator, but is not a factor of either one. (x +2) is a factor of both, but that fact is not on your list.