Myrna was asked to create an equivalent form of the rational expression 56k7−14k3+147k3

. Which of the following is a correct equivalent form?(1 point)
Responses

8k4−2k+2k3
8 superscript k 4 baseline minus 2 k plus Start Fraction 2 over k cubed End Fraction

8k4−2+2k3
8 superscript k 4 baseline minus 2 plus Start Fraction 2 over k cubed End Fraction

8k4+2k3
8 superscript k 4 baseline plus Start Fraction 2 over k cubed End Fraction

8k10−2k6+2k3
8 superscript k 10 baseline minus 2 superscript 6 baseline plus Start Fraction 2 over k cubed End Fraction

1 answer

To create an equivalent form of the rational expression \(56k^7 - 14k^3 + 147k^3\), we first need to simplify the expression.

Let's combine the like terms:

  1. Combine \( -14k^3 \) and \( +147k^3 \): \[ -14k^3 + 147k^3 = 133k^3 \]

  2. Now the expression simplifies to: \[ 56k^7 + 133k^3 \]

Next, we can factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from the terms \(56k^7\) and \(133k^3\).

The GCF of \(56\) and \(133\) is \(1\) (since they don't share any other factors), but we can factor out \(k^3\) from both terms:

\[ k^3(56k^4 + 133) \]

This expression is still quite different from the options provided; therefore, let's examine each response and see if any can be derived from it.

  1. Option 1: \(8k^4 - 2k + \frac{2}{k^3}\)
  2. Option 2: \(8k^4 - 2 + \frac{2}{k^3}\)
  3. Option 3: \(8k^4 + 2k^3\)
  4. Option 4: \(8k^{10} - 2k^6 + \frac{2}{k^3}\)

Now, let's look at the simplified expression \(k^3 (56k^4 + 133)\).

To match \(56\) with \(8\), we see that \(56 = 8 \cdot 7\). Thus we can express it in terms of a factor:

If we divide the entire term by \(k^3\) (to look at it without \(k^3\)): \[ \frac{56k^7 + 133k^3}{k^3} = 56k^4 + 133 \]

Thus, none of the provided options directly match the original rational expression. However, we can simplify more so that \(56 is approximately 8(7)\) suggesting a distribution around \(k^{4}\) or \(k^{3}\) enough to satisfy the options.

Comparing the terms again, it appears there may not be an equivalent form listed, as they do not algebraically represent \(k^3 (56k^4 + 133)\) or demonstrate equivalency through algebraic manipulation.

However, option (3): \(8k^4 + 2k^3\) seems plausible in representing activities towards syntactically simplifying the original expression worded differently.

Please note that as it stands, none of them represent direct equivalence strictly to the original form, but (3) can be closest as possible if the wording suggests \(k^3\) being factored out effectively leads to possible rearrangement when considering \(133\) in a divided sense whereby tighter focuses can be made.

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