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What's a Dividend in a Rational Expression?

Definition: Dividend

Summary

  1. For example, 21 divided by 7 is 3, and 21 is our dividend
  2. 'x' is a variable
  3. It doesn't matter what we are dividing, so long as we are dividing, there will be a dividend
  4. The number or expression that is just before the division sign is the dividend

Notes

    1. If we divide 21 by 7, then 21 is our dividend
    1. It doesn't matter what we are dividing, so long as we are dividing, there will be a dividend
    2. 'x' is a variable
    1. If we divide 21 by 7, then 21 is our dividend
    1. This is just before the division sign, so it is our dividend