Maya is asked to find the GCF of each term in the expression 32 x y minus 18 y. Her work is shown below.

Factors of 32xy: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, x, y

Factors of 18y: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, y

GCF: (1) (2) (x) (y)

The GCF is 2 x y.

Which best describes the accuracy of Maya’s solution?

Maya’s solution is accurate.

Maya factored 32xy incorrectly.

Maya factored 18y incorrectly.

Maya factored correctly, but did not find the correct GCF.

THIS IS ERGENT

1- what do you think the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is? is it rational or irrational? make use of variables, the closure property of integers, and possibly a proof by contradiction to prove your hypothesis.2- why do we have to specify that the rational number must be nonzero when we determine what the product of a nonzero rational number and an irrational number is? if the rational number were 0, would it give us the same result we found in the first question?