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Dividing Rational Expressions
• Use the following steps to divide rational expressions.
1. Take the reciprocal of the rational expression following the division sign.
2. Change the division sign to a multiplication sign.3. Multiply the rational expressions.
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• Example 1
Take the reciprocal of the expression following the division sign
Divide2
2 4 2x x
x x
2 4x
x
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• Example 1
Take the reciprocal of the expression following the division sign
Divide2
2 4 2x x
x x
Change the division sign to a multiplication sign
Write down the expression before the division sign
2 4x
x 2
2xx
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Follow the steps of multiplication
2
22 2x x
x x x
x
The simplified product is … 1
2x x
2 2
24
x xx x
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• Example 2
Take the reciprocal of the expression following the division sign
Divide2 2
3 2 4
2 15 256 18 3x x xx x x
2
3 2
2 156 18x xx x
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• Example 2
Take the reciprocal of the expression following the division sign
Divide2 2
3 2 4
2 15 256 18 3x x xx x x
Change the division sign to a multiplication sign
2 4
3 2 2
2 15 36 18 25x x xx x x
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Follow the steps of multiplication
4
2
3 5 36 3 5 5x x xx x x x
2x
The simplified product is … 2
2 5xx
2 4
3 2 2
2 15 36 18 25x x xx x x
2
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• Example 3
Re-write the expression following the division sign
Divide 2
32 4 81
x x xx
2 32 4 81 1
x x xx
Take the reciprocal and change to multiplication
2
3
2 4 11 8
x xx x
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Follow the steps of multiplication
2
2
2 4 11 2 2 4
x xx x x x
The simplified product is …
2
3
2 4 11 8
x xx x
1
1 2x x