PERFORMANCE # 1

Name: _____________________________________________________Gr.& Section: _________

Date: ______________________________________________________Score:

I. Simplify the following rational expressions. (10 pts.)

1. a+7____ = 6. x – 1_ =

(a - 6) (a + 7) 4x – 4

2. 12x3_ = 7. 2x – 4_ =

18x5 x2 – 4

3. 25y3 = 8. 5x + 100 =

125y5 3x + 60

4. 48x_ = 9. m2 – 16_ =

64x m+4

5. 4x + 8_ = 10. p – 3_ =

4 5p – 15

II. Multiply the following rational expressions (10 pts.)

1. 3b2 • 2__ =

7b 9b4

2. 2x2 • 6y3__ =

8x 10y2

3. x2 – 1 • x - 2__ =

x–2 x+1

4. a + 2 • 5a - 10_ =

a–2 4a + 8

5. x2 – 4 • x - 1__ =

x–1 x–2

III. Divide the following rational expressions. (10 pts.)

1. 3a ÷ 4__ =
5 7
2. m – 2 ÷ m + 1_ =

m2 – 4 m+2

3. x2 – 36 ÷ x + 6__ =

x2 – 4 5x – 10

4. x2 + 4x + 4 ÷ x + 2_ =

x+3 4x + 12

5. 3t – 9 ÷ t – 3_ =

5t + 15 t2 – 9

Prepared by:

ROCHELLE DE GUZMAN-ZARATE
Subject Teacher