Which statement best describes the excluded values of a rational expression?

a. The number of excluded values of a rational expression cannot exceed the degree of the numerator.

b. The number of excluded values of a rational expression cannot exceed the degree of the denominator.

c. The number of excluded values of a rational expression cannot exceed the sum of the degrees of the numerator and denominator.

d. The number of excluded values of a rational expression cannot exceed the difference in the degrees of the numerator and denominator.

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Allisson Clayton

16 September, 12:31

Which statement best describes the excluded values of a rational expression?

a. The number of excluded values of a rational expression cannot exceed the degree of the numerator.

b. The number of excluded values of a rational expression cannot exceed the degree of the denominator.

c. The number of excluded values of a rational expression cannot exceed the sum of the degrees of the numerator and denominator.

d. The number of excluded values of a rational expression cannot exceed the difference in the degrees of the numerator and denominator.

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Frankfurter · Answer 1

The statement that best describes the excluded values of a rational expression is that the number of excluded values of a rational expression cannot exceed the degree of the denominator. The answer is letter B. It means that the denominator must not equal to zero.