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These free video lessons with examples and solutions help Algebra students learn how to simplify algebraic rational expressions.
A rational expression is a fraction in which the numerator and/or the denominator are polynomials.
Examples:
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Printable & Online Algebra Worksheets
In this lesson, we will look at simplifying rational expressions. A rational expression has been simplified or reduced to lowest terms if all common factors from the numerator and denominator have been canceled.
Example:
Simplify each of the following rational expressions:
Solution:
Simplifying Rational Expressions - Level 1
Example:
Simplify
(4x3 + 8x2)/2x
Simplifying Rational Expressions - Level 2
Example:
Simplify
(7x2 + 28x)/(x2 + 8x + 16)
Simplifying Rational Expressions - Level 3
Example:
Simplify
(4x2 + 4x + 1)/(2x3 + 11x2 + 5x)
How To Write Rational Expressions In Lowest Terms?
Step 1: Factor them
Step 2: Cancel to write in lowest terms
Give the domain of the expressions
Examples:
Simplify
a) (x + 2)/(x2 + 5x + 6)
b) (x2 + 2x - 15)/(x2 + x - 12)
Rational Expressions: Writing In Lowest Terms
How to reduce a rational expression involving a cubic polynomial and a quadratic polynomial?
Example:
Simplify
(x3 + 1)/(x2 + 7x + 6)
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