1. Think of a real-life situation where you could be solving a rational equation and might get a negative answer that you decide is extraneous. What could the x-variable represent that would not allow for negative values?

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1. Think of a real-life situation where you could be
solving a rational equation and might get a
negative answer that you decide is extraneous.
What could the x-variable represent that would
not allow for negative values?
Transcribed Image Text:1. Think of a real-life situation where you could be solving a rational equation and might get a negative answer that you decide is extraneous. What could the x-variable represent that would not allow for negative values?
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