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8-1 Practice
Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
Simplify each expression.

9a b 2 3 (2m 3n 2) 3 10y 2 + 15y 2y + 3/7y - 1

1. − 4 4
(1/3a^2 bc) 2. −5 4
-(4m^4 n^2/9) 3. −
2
27a b c -18m n 35y - 5y

k 2 - k - 15 2k + 5/k + 3 2 -(v + 5)/(3v +2)

4. 2− 2
5. −
2
25 - v
k -9 3v - 13v - 10

x 4 + x 3 - 2x 2 -2u 3y
25x 3
6. −
4 3
x + 2/x 7. −5
· −
2 2
-(5ux^2)/21yz^5
x -x 15xz 14u y

a+y 4 n 5
n - 6n 2
8. − · − 2/3 9. − · − 1/n^2
6 y+a n-6 8
n

a-y w -n 2 2 2 2
10. −
w+n
· −
y-a
n-w 11. x− - 5x - 24 ·
5x
− -5x/2
2
6x + 2x 8-x

5 3
x-5 2
25x - 1 ay a 3w 2 a^2w^2/y^2
12. − · − 13. −7 ÷ −
10x - 2 x 2 - 10x + 25 5x + 1/2(x - 5) wy 5 2
wy

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3
x2 - y2
( )
14. −
2xy
2
w
24x 2
÷ − 5
w
xy^3/3w x+y
15. − ÷ −
6 3
1/2(x - y)

3x + 6 6x 2 + 12x 2/x(x - 3) s 2 - 7s - 15 s 2 - 10s + 25

16. − ÷− 17. 2− ÷ − 2s + 3/(s + 4)(s - 5)
2
x -9 4x + 12 2
(s + 4) s+4

2x + 1
9 - a2 2a - 6 -5/2 −
x 2x +1/4 - x
18. − ÷− 19. −
2
a + 5a + 6 5a + 10 4-x
−x
2
x -9 x3 + 23
− −
4
20. − 21. −
2
x - 2x x^2 - 2x + 4/x(x - 2)
3-x -2(x + 3) (x + 2) 3
− −
8 x 2 + 4x + 4

22. GEOMETRY A right triangle with an area of x2 - 4 square units has a leg that
measures 2x + 4 units. Determine the length of the other leg of the triangle.
x - 2 units
x 2 + 3x - 10
23. GEOMETRY A rectangular pyramid has a base area of − square centimeters
2
2x
x - 3x
and a height of −
2
centimeters. Write a rational expression to describe the
x - 5x + 6
volume of the rectangular pyramid.
x + 5/6 cm^3
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