Kuta Software - Infinite Algebra 2 Name___________________________________

Solving Rational Equations Date________________ Period____

Solve each equation. Remember to check for extraneous solutions.

1 1 1 1 1 1
1) 2
= 2 − 2) 2
+ = 2
6k 3k k n n 2n

1 1 1 b+6 3 b+4
3) 2
+ = 2 4) 2
+ 2 =
6b 6b b 4b 2b 2b 2

1 6 1 1 7
5) = +1 6) 2
= + 2
x 5x 6x 2x 6x

1 3v + 12 7v − 56 1 1 5
7) + = 8) + = 2
v v 2 − 5v v 2 − 5v 2
m −m m m −m

1 7 1 1 6
9) −1= 10) + 2 =
n−8 n−8 r − 2 r − 7r + 10 r − 2

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 v + 2 7v − 42 r−4 1
11) 1 = + 12) = +1
v−4 v−4 5r 5r

x 2 − 5 x − 24 x − 6 1 x−1
13) 1 + = 14) 1 = 2
+
3x 3x x + 2x x

n+5 6 r+5 1
15) =1+ 16) − 1 =
n+8 n+1 r 2 − 2r r 2 − 2r

1 x+7 a−2 3
17) = −1 18) −1=
x2 − 5x x a+3 a+2

p+5 1 p−6 5 4 1
19) 2
= 2 − 20) 3 2
= + 2
p +p p +p p+1 n + 5n n+5 n

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 Kuta Software - Infinite Algebra 2 Name___________________________________

Solving Rational Equations Date________________ Period____

Solve each equation. Remember to check for extraneous solutions.

1 1 1 1 1 1
1) 2
= 2 − 2) 2
+ = 2
6k 3k k n n 2n

{} 1
6 { } −
1
2

1 1 1 b+6 3 b+4
3) 2
+ = 2 4) 2
+ 2 =
6b 6b b 4b 2b 2b 2
{5 } {4 }

1 6 1 1 7
5) = +1 6) 2
= + 2
x 5x 6x 2x 6x
{−2}
{ } −
1
5

1 3v + 12 7v − 56 1 1 5
7) + = 8) + = 2
v v 2 − 5v v 2 − 5v 2
m −m m m −m
{21} {5 }

1 7 1 1 6
9) −1= 10) + 2 =
n−8 n−8 r − 2 r − 7r + 10 r − 2
{2 }
{ } 26
5

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 v + 2 7v − 42 r−4 1
11) 1 = + 12) = +1
v−4 v−4 5r 5r

{ } 36
7 { }
−
5
4

x 2 − 5 x − 24 x − 6 1 x−1
13) 1 + = 14) 1 = 2
+
3x 3x x + 2x x
{−3, 6} {−1}

n+5 6 r+5 1
15) =1+ 16) − 1 =
n+8 n+1 r 2 − 2r r 2 − 2r
{4, −1}
{ } −
17
3

1 x+7 a−2 3
17) = −1 18) −1=
x2 − 5x x a+3 a+2

{ } 36
7 { }
−
19
8

p+5 1 p−6 5 4 1
19) 2
= 2 − 20) 3 2
= + 2
p +p p +p p+1 n + 5n n+5 n
{4, 1}
{ }
−
1
4

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