Bruchgleichungen

English translation: fractional equations

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German term or phrase:Bruchgleichungen
English translation:fractional equations
Entered by: Roger Matthews

08:14 Jan 26, 2012
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Science - Mathematics & Statistics
German term or phrase: Bruchgleichungen
Bei der Bestimmung von Schnittpunkten zweier gebrochener rationaler Funktionen treten Gleichungen mit Bruchtermen auf. Solche Gleichungen nennt man Bruchgleichungen.

This is from a (year 9 UK, I think) Mathematics text book. Any bilingual Maths teachers out there?
TIA
Roger Matthews
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:01
fractional equations
Explanation:

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/math/ALGEBRA/AV5/Fequations.h...

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Coqueiro
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3 +5fractional equations
Coqueiro
4 +1fractional equation
casper (X)
3equations with fractional terms
DLyons


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fractional equation


Explanation:
A fractional equation is an equation that contains one or more fractional expressions.
http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/alg2/frace.html



Definition of FRACTIONAL EQUATION
: an equation containing the unknown in the denominator of one or more terms
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fractional equatio...

casper (X)
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Cb8Hkg4CE&feature=related
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
equations with fractional terms


Explanation:
This seems to me more self-explanatory (and usual) than "fractional equation".

DLyons
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
fractional equations


Explanation:

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/math/ALGEBRA/AV5/Fequations.h...

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Note added at 4 Tage (2012-01-30 10:48:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you.

Coqueiro
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Thank you for your help.
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Asker: Great! Thanks for the quick answer and the link!


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agree  Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Cb8Hkg4CE&feature=related
8 mins
  -> Thanks! Great link!

agree  Nicola Wood
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agree  Colin Rowe: Absolutely!
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agree  Heike Holthaus
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agree  Steffen Walter
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