Simplify, Multiply and Divide Rational Expressions Name ___________________________

Simplify each and state the excluded values.

28 x 2 - 20 x n 2 + 3n - 10 k 2 - 8k + 15
1. 2. 3.
8x2 + 4 x n 2 + 13n + 40 k 2 - 6k + 5
7x - 5 � 1 � n-2 k -3
;� 0, - � ; { -5, -8} ; { 1,5}
2x +1 � 2 n+8 k -1

6 x3 - 24 x 2 - 72 x 2 p 2 - 13 p + 18 3n 2 - 10 + 8
4. 5. 6.
2 x 2 - 20 x + 48 2 p 3 - 11 p 2 + 14 p 5n 2 - 5n - 10
3 x( x + 2) 2p-9 � 7 � 3n - 4
; { 4, 6} ;� 0, , 2 � ; { -1, 2}
x-4 p(2 p - 7) � 2 5(n + 1)

1 r +8 4m 4m 1 x-6
7. �2 8. � 2 9. �
r - 6 r + 13r + 40 2m + 14 m - m - 56 x + 4 2 x - 12
r +5 m-8 2
; { 6, -8} ; { 0, -7} ; { -4, 6}
r -6 2 x+4

4n 2 n 2 - 12n + 35 6 2 4v + 8 1
10. � 11. � 2 12. �
n-5 n-7 2b 2b + 12b v +1 v + 2
4
4n 2 ; { 5, 7} 3(b + 6); { 0} ; { -1, -2}
v +1

3x 2 + 29 x + 40 7n + 42 16n - 8 2 28k + 28
13. 2
15 x + 22 x - 5
(5 x 2 + 29 x - 6 ) 14. 2
2n - 21n + 10
�
7
15. �
50k 35k + 35
�1 5 � 8(n + 6) �1 � 1
( x + 8)( x + 6); � , - � ; � ,10 � ; { 0, -1}
�5 3 n - 10 �2 10k

24a - 80 6a - 10 2 p 2 - 4 p - 30 7 p -1 3x 2 - 23 x - 8 21x 2 - 18 x
16. 2
� 17. � 18. � 2
9a - 45a + 50 2 14 p - 72 p + 10 6 p - 18
2
3x + 1 -7 x + 20 x - 12
�5 10 � p + 3 �1 � (- x + 2)( x - 8) � 1 6 �
8; � , � ; � ,5,3� ;� - , , 2, 0 �
�3 3 6( p - 3) �7 3x �3 7