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nalin [4]
3 years ago
5

How do you identify a rational equation?

Mathematics
1 answer:
soldier1979 [14.2K]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

\frac{P(X)}{Q(X)}

Step-by-step explanation:

it is an equation containing at least one fraction whose numerator, denominator are polynomials.

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