OTCQ Simplify x 3 * x 4 ÷ x 7 =
OTCQ Simplify x 3 * x 4 ÷ x 7 =. Aim 2-4 How do we add/subtract Rational Expressions With Like Denominators? Hwk: read 2-4 and do problems 1- 10 on page.
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OTCQ
Simplify
x3 * x4 ÷ x7 =
Aim 2-4 How do we add/subtract
Rational Expressions With
Like Denominators?Hwk: read 2-4 and do
problems 1-10 on page 75
Objectives - SWBAT add/subtract Rational Expressions With Like Denominators
Hwk: read 2-4 and do problems 1-10 on page 75
What conditions need to be met before two fractions can be added or subtracted?
Fractions must have the same denominator before they can be added or subtracted.
You can add and subtract rational expressions with like denominators in the same way. Add the numerators and write the sum over a common
denominator. Answers should always be expressed in simplest form.
7x x12 12
The common denominator is 12.
7x x12
Add the numerators.
8x12
Divide by the common factor of 4.
2
3
2x3
Simplified answer
w 6 w 39 9
w 6 w 39
2w 99
Add the numerators.
Any common factors to be divided?
No! The 9 in the numerator is a
TERM. Terms can’t be cancelled; only factors can be
cancelled!
The rational expression is in simplest form.
The common denominator is 9.
Sometimes the denominators of rational expressions are binomials. As long as each rational expression
has exactly the same binomial denominator, the process of addition is the same.
23y y3 y 3 y
The common denominator is 3 + y.
23y y3 y
Factor the numerator.
y 3 y
3 y
Divide by the common binomial factor.
y
15x 333x 9 33x 9
15x 333x 9
3 5x 1
3 11x 3
The common denominator is 33x + 9.
Add the numerators.
Divide by the common factor of 3.
Simplified answer5x 111x 3
Opposite Sign Denominators
m9m4
9mm2
Rewrite in good form with variable first.9m
m49m
m2
9mm4
9mm2
2m 4mm 9 m 9
9mm4m2
9mm2
Factor out -1 from the denominator.
Subtraction is the same as adding the opposite.
Subtract.
Negative monomial in numerator-- bring the negative sign out front of the rational expression.
2mm 9
The denominator
s are opposite binomials
(also known as inverse
denominators).
30x 56x 1 1 6x
Rewrite in good form with variable first.
30x 56x 1 6x 1
30x 5
6x 1 6x 1
30x 56x 1 6x 1
30x 56x 1
5(6x 1)6x 1
Factor out -1 from the denominator.
Subtracting a negative is the same as addition.
Add.
Factor the numerator to determine if there are common factors to be divided out.
The denominator
s are opposite binomials
(also known as inverse
denominators).
When subtracting rational expressions with like denominators, place the subtracted
quantity in parentheses. Then distribute the negative.
r 2 r 53 3
r 2 r 5
3
r 2 r 53
73
6a 4 4a 62a 2 2a 2
6a 4 4a 6
2a 2
2a 22a 2
6a 4 4a 62a 2
1
5x7x2
x33
5x7x2
x122
2
1 x 3 3x
2x 7x 5
2
1 x 3 3x
2x 7x 5
Put the subtracted quantity in parentheses. Distribute the negative.
2
2x 2
2x 7x 5
Factor the numerator and the denominator. X-box is necessary in the denominator.
2 x 1
x 1 2x 5
Divide out common factors.
22x 5
5x9x2
3x2
5x9x2
x2x422
2
5x9x2
3x2x2x42
2
5x9x2
3x2x2x42
2
5x9x2
3x4x42
2
1x25x
1x23x2
2x 3x 5
Put the subtracted quantity in parentheses. Distribute the negative.
Factor the numerator and denominator—remember to do the X-box.
Divide out common factors.
Aim 2-4 How do we add/subtract
Rational Expressions With
Like Denominators?Hwk: read 2-4 and do
problems 1-10 on page 75
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