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8.1 MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS

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8.1 MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS

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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.

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A. Simplify

B. Under what conditions is the expression undefined?

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Simplify

For what value(s) of p is undefined?

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Simplify

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Simplify

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With polynomials, factor first!

Simplify

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With polynomials, factor first!

Simplify

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With polynomials, factor first!

Simplify

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With polynomials, factor first!

Simplify

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Complex Fractions

Rewrite as a division problem

Simplify

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Complex Fractions

Rewrite as a division problem

Simplify