Answer:
See explanation below for further details.
Step-by-step explanation:
A rational consist of two real numbers such that:
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.
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If and
, then:
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.
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If and
, then:
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.
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If and
, then:
Otherwise, c would be equal to a constant function, that is, a polynomial with a grade 0.
If and
, then:
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It is worth to add that exponential functions can be a linear combination of single exponential function, similar to polynomials.
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