Proceed with caution really hard question.

factor out the x+1 from the numerator and denominator to get

denominator: x³ - x = x(x² - 1) x(x-1)(x+1)

J

the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

⇒

check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below:

hey seth! : )

i’m not 100% sure, but i think it’s b

hope this ya : p

miss u!

- nicole