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ClAIRE SCHOOL BASIC EDUCATION

Inspiring Minds, Building Leaders
26 Masbate St. Brgy. Nayong Kanluran, Quezon City

MATHEMATICS 8
SECOND QUARTER
SY: 2020 – 2021

LESSON 2: TRANSFORMING RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS

I.OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:

1. reduce rational expressions to lowest term; and

2. convert rational algebraic expression into an equivalent rational expression with an indicated
denominator.

II. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT:

A. Read pages 39 – 41.( Textbook ) Math for Engaged Learning 8.

 A rational expression is to be in lowest terms if the numerator and denominator

have no common factor except 1.

 Building up the denominator is the reverse of the procedure for reducing a fraction
to its lowest terms.

Examples:

1. 12a2 = 4( 3a2 ) factoring

3a6 a2 (3a2)

= 4( 3a2 )
a2(3a2) dividing out the common factor 3a2

= 4
a2
 2. y2 – 4y + 4 = ( y – 2 ) ( y – 2 ) factoring
y2 − 4 (y+2)(y–2)

= ( y – 2 ) ( y – 2 ) dividing out the common factor y – 2

(y+2)(y–2)

=y–2
y+2

3. t2 + 6t + 9 = ( t + 3 ) ( t + 3 ) factoring
t+3 t+3

= (t+3)(t+3) dividing out the common factor t + 3

t+3

= (t+3)(t+3) = t+3
t+3

B. ACTIVITY 1: Answer page 42 (1 – 10).

See Learner’s Activity Sheet at the back for your answer.

C. ACTIVITY 2: Answer page 42 (11 – 20).

See Learner’s Activity Sheet at the back for your answer.

D. ACTIVITY 3: See attached Learner’s Activity Sheet at the back.

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 LEARNER’S ACTIVITY SHEET
MATHEMATICS 8
SECOND QUARTER – LESSON 2

NAME: ___________________________________________________________ SCORE: _______________

TEACHER: ______________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVTY 1: Answer

ACTIVITY 2: Answer
ACTIVITY 3: Express each rational algebraic expression in its simplest from. Assume that no denominators
are equal to zero. Write your complete solution and highlight your final answer.

1. 10x 6. x2 − 10x − 11
25x3 ( x + 1 )2

2. 28xy2 + 7y 7. x2 – 7x + 12
7x2y x2 + 3x – 18

3. _2x2 - 18_ 8. 2x – 5
x2 – 6x + 9 4x - 10

4. _x – 4_ 9. 36 a2
4x – 16 42 a6

5. 8x4y3 10. 2d – 4
24x2y d–2

11. 9x2 + 27x 12. __36b3c__

9x + 27 24b4 cd4