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RATIONAL EQUATION: APPLICATIONS

ANALYZE and SOLVE the following problems. SHOW your solution. NO SOLUTION. NO SCORE.
NOTE: Express your answer in complete sentence. DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 13,2016 7:30am
1. A positive integer is 4 less than another. If 2. The sum of the reciprocals of two
the reciprocal of the smaller integer is
consecutive positive even integers is
subtracted from twice the reciprocal of the
11/60. Find the two even integers.
larger, then the result is 1/30. Find the two
integers.

3. The denominator of a fraction exceeds its

numerator by 6. If 2 is added to the
numerator and 2 is subtracted from the
denominator, the resulting fraction equals
7/9. Find the original fraction.

4. If 3 times the reciprocal of the larger of

two consecutive integers is subtracted
from 2 times the reciprocal of the smaller,
then the result is . Find the two integers.

5. The denominator of a certain fraction is 4

times the numerator. If 6 is added to the
numerator
and
subtracted
from
the
denominator, the resulting fraction is equal
to 11/14. Find the original fraction.

6. Twice a number is subtracted from the

numerator of the fraction 9/8, while 3
times the number is added to the
denominator. If the result is 5/14, find the
number.

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COMPLEX FRACTION
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 13,2016 7:30am
SIMPLIFY the given complex fraction. SHOW your solution. NO SOLUTION. NO SCORE.

1.

a 2 2a 3
a2 1
a3
2.

2
x5
6
x6
x 1
3.
x2

x 2 8 x 15
x2 x 6
x 2 2 x 15
x2 2x 3

3
x 1
3
x 1
x 1
4.
x5

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5.

6.

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1
1
a
a
1
1
1
a
a 1
a

1
x
3

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RATIONAL EQUATIONS
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 13,2016 7:30am
SOLVE the following rational equations. INDICATE if there is any extraneous solution. SHOW
your solution. NO SOLUTION. NO SCORE.

2x 5
15

x5
x5

7
5
10 p 2

2
p2 p2
p 4

3
4x
2
x 2 x 2x 1

1
1
1
1 x
1 x

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4
5

x 2x x x 2
2

3
2
4 x 11

2
x 1 x 4 x 3x 4