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    A rational function is any function which can be defined by a rational fraction. A rational expression is a fraction in which the numerator and denominator are polynomials. Simplifying an algebraic fraction means to reduce it to lowest terms.

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    A rational function is any function which can be defined by a rational fraction. A rational expression is a fraction in which the numerator and denominator are polynomials. Simplifying an algebraic fraction means to reduce it to lowest terms.

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    Chapter7RationalFunctionsCoreVocabulary

    Inversevariation:thevaluesofthetwovariableschangeinanoppositemanneras
    onevalueincreases,theotherdecreases.

    Constantofvariation:inadirectvariationistheconstant(unchanged)ratiooftwo
    variablequantities.

    Rationalfunction:isanyfunctionwhichcanbedefinedbyarational
    fraction,analgebraicfractionsuchthatboththenumeratorandthe
    denominatorarepolynomials.

    Rationalexpression:isnothingmorethanafractioninwhichthe
    numeratorand/orthedenominatorarepolynomials.

    Complexfraction:isafractionwherethenumerator,denominator,or
    bothcontainafraction.Complexfraction

    Crossmultiplying:multiplythenumeratorofeach(orone)sidebythe
    denominatoroftheotherside,effectivelycrossingthetermsover.

    WritingInverseVariationEquations:s
    incekisconstant,wecanfindkgivenanypointby

    multiplyingthexcoordinatebytheycoordinate.

    SimplifyingRationalExpressions:simplifyanalgebraicfractionmeanstoreduceittolowest
    terms.
    Thisisdonebydividingoutthecommonfactorsinthenumeratorand
    thedenominator.

    MultiplyingRationalExpressions:Multiplythetops(numerators)and
    multiplythebottoms(denominators).

    Addingorsubtractingwithlikedenominators:simplyaddorsubtractthe
    numeratorsandwritethesumoverthecommondenominator.

    Addingorsubtractingwithunlikedenominatorsjustfindsomethingcalled
    theleastcommondenominator(LCD)

    Simplifyingcomplexfractions:findtheleastcommondenominator(LCD)ofallfractions
    appearingwithinthecomplexfractionandmultiplyboththe
    numeratorandthedenominatorofthecomplexfractionbythe
    LCDofthecomplexfraction.


    Solvingrationalequationsbycrossmultiplying:anequationinwhichoneormoreofthetermsis
    afractionalone.Whensolvingtheserationalequations,weutilize
    oneoftwomethodsthatwilleliminatethedenominatorofeachofthe
    terms.

    Solvingrationalequationsbyusingtheleastcommondenominatoryou
    trytoeliminatethembymultiplyingbythecommondenominator.Ifthere
    arequadraticsinvolved,youmustgetalltermstoonesidewithzeroon
    theother.

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