Question

In an input/output table, all outputs are 0, regardless of the input. What could the function equation be? Select all that apply.
y = 0 x
y = x
y = x/0
y = 0/x

Answer 1

Answers:

choice A)   y = 0x

choice D)  y = 0/x

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Explanation:

Choice A is the same as y = 0 because 0x turns into 0. Multiplying 0 with any number always leads to 0.

Similarly, choice D is the same as y = 0 as well. Dividing 0 over any nonzero value leads to 0. Note the key term "nonzero" here. We cannot have 0 in the denominator. So x = 0 is not allowed for choice D.

So for any nonzero x, we have 0x and 0/x result in the same thing.

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Extra info:

Choice B can be ruled out because something like x = 2 leads to y = 2.

Choice C is ruled out because we can never have 0 in the denominator.