Mathematics Enhanced Scope and Sequence – Algebra II

Simplifying Rational Expressions

Simplify the following rational expressions completely.
3m 12ab2 (c 2)(c 1)
1. 2. 3.
6m 15a2 c 2

r 2 (r 3) 10v 40 x 1
4. 5. 6.
r (r 3) 8v 32 x2 1

d 2 6d 8 h2 9 f 2 2f 8
7. 8. 9.
d 2 d 20 h2 6 h 9 2f 2 8

m 2 j2 7j 6 2y 2 9y 18
10. 11. 12.
m2 8 12 j 3 14 j 2 10 j 4 y 2 6y

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Simplifying Rational Expressions:

Extension
Simplify the following rational expressions completely.
x 3
2
1. x 25
2
x 9
x 5

1 1
2. x 2x 1
4x
2x 1

2
3. 4 x 12
4 1
2x 6 x 3

4 3
4. x 3
4x 1 4
x 3

4 2
5. x 2 25 x 5
1 1
x 5 x 5

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Performing Operations on Rational

Expressions
Multiply and divide each of the following rational expressions as indicated, and give the result in
simplest form.
8 x 32 x 5 x 4 2x 2 w2 2w 3 40mn 25m2n
1. 2. ( w 3 ) 3.
x 3 x 2 4 x 2 16x 16 3w2 w 2 18r 2 27r 2m

k 2 5kn 6n2 12k x 2 8 x 16 2 x 8 7x 7y 21

4. 5. 6.
2k 2 4k 4n c 2 6c 9 3c 9 y x 4 x 4y

Add and subtract the following rational expressions, as indicated, and simplify answers.
5 3 3 4n 2 x 1
7. 8. 2
9. 2
a a 1 n 3n 10 n 5 x x 30 x 5

x 3 3 4 p2 5
10. 11.
x2 9 x(x 3) p 1 2p 6 p2 2 p 3

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