Consider the graph showing two functions. Which answer can be used to find the solution to the system of equations?





Which solution to the equation is extraneous?

What is true about the solution of ?



Which of the following represents the solution of ?



What is the solution to the equation ?

Which solution to the equation is extraneous?

A student solves the following equation for all possible values of x:His solution is as follows: Step 1: 8(x – 4) = 2(x + 2)Step 2: 4(x – 4) = (x + 2)Step 3: 4x – 16 = x + 2Step 4: 3x = 18Step 5: x = 6He determines that 6 is an extraneous solution because the difference of the numerators is 6, so the 6s cancel to 0.Which best describes the reasonableness of the student’s solution?

What is the solution to the equation ?

Janet wants to solve the equation . What should she multiply both sides of the equation by?

What causes a solution to a rational equation to be an extraneous solution?
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