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8.1 MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
Vocabulary
Rational Expression – a ratio of 2 polynomial expressions.
Operations with rational numbers and rational expressions are similar.
Just like reducing fractions, to simplify a rational expression, divide the numerator and denominator by a GCF.
A rational expression is undefined when the denominator is equal to zero.
A. Simplify
B. Under what conditions is the expression undefined?
Simplify
For what value(s) of p is undefined?
Simplify
Simplify
Simplify
With polynomials, factor first!
Simplify
With polynomials, factor first!
Simplify
With polynomials, factor first!
Simplify
With polynomials, factor first!
Simplify
Complex Fractions
Rewrite as a division problem
Simplify
Complex Fractions
Rewrite as a division problem
Simplify