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Powerpoint - Rational Equations
Powerpoint - Rational Equations
LearningTarget:Studentswillbeableto
solvearationalequationforaspecified
variable.
Agenda:warmupquestions
- SimplifyingRationalExpressions
- SolvingRationalEquations
- Closure:Hereshow
- Homework#1
Warm-Up:
Simplify.
1)
SolvingEquationsContaining
Rational Expressions
Letspracticesimplifyingsomerational
expressionsfirst.
Example1:Simplify.
3
5
x2
4
2
x2
5 x 13
2( x 4)
Example2:Simplify.
1
1
2
2
x 2x 3 x 4x 3
2x
( x 1)( x 1)( x 3)
Now,letslookatsolvingrational
EQUATIONSalgebraically.
Hereisanexamplethatwewilldotogether
usingtwodifferentmethods.
7
6
x2 x5
Thebestwaytosolvearational
equation:
Eliminate the fractions
Thiscanbedonebymultiplying
eachsideoftheequationbythe
LCD.
WhatistheLCD?
(x+2)(x5)
7
6
(x 2)( x 5)
(x 2)( x 5)
x 2 x5
7(x 5) 6(x 2)
7x 35 6x 12
6x
6x
x 35 12
35 35
x 47
ItisVERYimportantthatyoucheck
youranswersforextraneoussolutions!
Check:
7
6
x2 x5
7
6
47 2 47 5
7
6
49 42
1 1
7 7
Theothermethodofsolvingrational
equationsiscrossmultiplication.
7
6
x2 x5
7 (x 5) 6 (x 2)
7x 35 6x 12
6x
6x
x 35 12
35 35
x 47
Anotherexample:
x 1 5x
1
3x 6 6 x 2
Iamgoingtoeliminatethefractions.
Step1:FindtheLCD
Hint:Factorallthedenominators.
x 1 5x
1
3x 6 6 x 2
Thisdenominatorcanbe
factoredinto3(x2)
Therefore.
LCD 6(x 2)
Step2:Multiplybothsidesofequationby
LCD.
Thiseliminatesthefraction.
Step3:Solveforx
2(x 1) 5x(x 2) 1 6
2x 2 5x 10x 6
2
2x 2
2x 2
0 5x 12x 4
0 (5x 2)( x 2)
2
x x 2
5
Sincetherearetwoanswers,there
needstobetwochecks.
2
Letx=
5
x 1 5x
1
3x 6 6
x2
2
2
1
5( )
1
5
5
2
2
6
3( 6)
2
5
5
7
5 2 1
8
8
6
3( )
5
5
7
5 2 5
24 6
8
5
7
7
24
24
Check#2:
Letx=2
x 1 5x
1
3x 6 6
x2
21
5(2)
1
3(2) 6
6
22
3 10 1
0 6 0
Whenyoucheckthe
number2,yougeta
zerointhe
denominator.This
meansthat2cannot
beasolution.
Now,youdotheseonyourown.
4
x 1
1)
x 1 12
x 7
4t 3 4 2t
2)
1
5
3
t 2
10
2m 5 2m 5
3) 2
m 1 m 1
m 1
5
m
3
Example#3:
Acartravels500milesinthesame
timethatatraintravels300miles.
Thespeedofthecaris30milesper
hourfasterthanthespeedofthe
train.Findthespeedofthecarand
thetrain.
Remembertheformulad=rtwhere:
r=rateofspeed
d=distance
t=time
Sincebothvehiclestravelthesameamount
oftime,solvetheformulafort.
Identifythevariablesthatyouare
goingtouse.
Letr=speedofthetrain
Howdoyourepresentthespeed
ofthecar?
Letr+30=speedofthecar
Carstime
d
t
r
500
t
r 30
Trainstime
d
t
r
300
t
r
500
300
r 30
r
Howwouldyousolvethisequation?
500
300
r 30
r
Crossmultiply
Makesurethatyouanswerthe
question.
ANSWER:
Thecartravelsataspeedof75mph
Thetraintravelsataspeedof45mph
#1Writeadetailedexplanationofhowto
solvearationalequation.Includean
exampletohelpexplainthesteps.
#2Now,giveapartneryourunworked
exampleandthedetailedinstructionson
howtosolveandhavethempeeredit
theseproceduresforclarity.