Find a common denominator which is 12
1*3=3 4*3=12 so 3 3/12
then 5*2=10 6*2=12 so 2 10/12
2 10/12+3 3/12= 5 13/12
13/12= 1 1/12 plus 5= 6 1/12
so your answer would be 6 1/12
To start off, you can divide the right side of the equation by x to get rid of most of the x's so you get the polynomial x^4 - 10x^2 + 9. This means that f(x) = x^4 - 10x^2 + 9x. By factoring the right side of the equation, you get f(x) = (x^2 - 1)(x^2 - 9). I think the minimum value is 1 and the maximum value is 3.
It would be 8 + 40 because you multiply the 4 by the 2 and 10
