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Lesson
Practice B
5.5 For use with the lesson “Add and Subtract Rational Expressions”

Find the least common denominator.

2 3 8 2x
1. ​ }​, } ​  ​ 2. ​ }​, }
​  ​
x 2 3 2x 1 3 x12 x21
3x 2 x 1 4
3. ​ }​, ​ } ​ 4. ​ }​, } ​  ​, }
​  ​
x 2 2 x2 2 4 3x(x 1 3) x 2 2 9 x(x 2 3)

Perform the indicated operation and simplify.

2 x x 5
5. ​ }​1 } ​ 3x 1 1​ 6. ​ } ​1 }
​ x 2 3​
3x 1 1 x 2 2 4x 1 3
3x 2 3 2 2
7. ​ }​2 }
​  2 ​ 8. ​ }​1 }
​ x 2 2​2 }
​  2​
x25 x 2 25 x x
x 3 1 2x x21
9. ​ }​2 }
​ x 1 2​2 }
​  2 ​ 10. ​ } ​1 }
​ x(x 1 2)​
Lesson 5.5

x13 x 1 5x 1 6 2
x 1 4x 1 4
x x22 x
11. 2 1 ​ } ​ 12. ​ } ​1 ​ } ​
x2 2 2 x 2 1 x 2 12 x 2 2 2x 2 3

Simplify the complex fraction.

2 3 3 2 3x
​  ​1 }
}
x
​  ​
x21
​ 
}
x12
​1 }
​  ​
3
​ 
} ​2 2
2x 2 1
13. ​ }​ 14. ​ }​ 15. ​ } 5 x
​
1 2x 1
​ 2x 2 2​
} ​ x 1 2​2 }
} ​ x ​ ​ 4x​2 }
} ​ 2x 2 1​

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In Exercises 16 and 17, use the following information.
Doctors Over a twenty year period the number of doctors of medicine M (in thousands)
28,390 1 693t
in the United States can be approximated by M 5 ​ }}    ​where t 5 0
85 2 t
represents 1980. The number of doctors of osteopathy B (in thousands) can be
776 2 12t
approximated by B 5 ​ }
55 2 2t
​.

16. Write an expression for the total number T of doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors
of osteopathy (DO). Simplify the result.
17. How many MDs did the United States have in 1990? how many DOs?

Algebra 2
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Lesson 5.5 Add and Subtract 7. ​ }
x 3
​ 8. ​ }
x11
​ ​ 
9. }}    ​
3x(x 1 2)
Rational Expressions, continued 26 7x 2 2 22x 2 9
10. }}​    2 ​ 11. }}
​    ​
  
2. 45; Sample answer: 3 is a common factor, so (x 2 1)(x 1 1) 3(2x 1 1)(x 2 3)
20 6 14 7x 2 2 13x 1 1 x26 5x 2 1
the LCD is 32 p 5, or 45. }
​ 45 ​2 }
​ 45 ​5 }
​ 45 ​ ​    ​ 13. }
​  6 ​ 14. }
​  ​

answers
12. }}   
2(x 2 1)(x 1 x 1 1)
2 (x 2 1)2
3. no; (x 1 2)(x 2 4); (x 2 3)(x 1 5) 2(x 2 2 4x 2 3)
​  2
15. }}    ​ 16. }}
​  2   ​
7(x 2 4) 5(x 1 2) 12x 2 18 x 2 10x 2 26 x(x 2 2)(x 1 1)
​ }}   ​1 }}
(x 1 2)(x 2 4)
​ (x 2 4)(x   
1 2)
​5 }}
​ (x 1 2)(x   
2 4)
​
R1R2R3R4
​ R R R 1 R R R  
17. R 5 }}}    ​
1 R1R3R4 1 R2R3R4
Practice Level A 1 2 3 1 2 4
72
7 x23 4x ​ 25 ​ohms
18. }
​ 2x​ 2. }
1. } ​ x 1 4​ 3. ​ }
x22
​ 4. 5x
19. R 5
5. (x 1 2)(x 2 1) 6. (x 1 2)(x 2 2)
R1R2R3R4R5
7. (x 2 1)(x 1 3) 8. 6x(x 1 3) ​ }}}}}        ​
R R R R 1R R R R 1R R R R 1R R R R 1R R R R
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 5 1 2 4 5 1 3 4 5 2 3 4 5
4x 1 9 5x 2 2 2x 1 4
9. 4x(x 2 1)(x 1 1) 10. }
​  2 ​ 11. }
​  2
​ Study Guide
6x 2x
5x 2 7 23(x 1 2) 1. 8(x – 3)(x + 3)2 2. 5(x 2 3)(x 2 1)2(x 1 1)
​ 
12. }}   ​ 13. ​ }​
(x 1 1)(x 2 3) x14 x 2 1 12x 2 12 x2 2 3x 2 12
​  2
3. }}    ​ 4. ​ }}   ​
  
2
x 2 x 1 12 2x 2 2 4x 1 7 4x 4x (x 2 1) (x 2 3)(x 1 3)2
​ 
14. }}   ​ 15. ​ }}   ​ 16. } ​ 2x 1 1​
(x 2 4)(x 1 2) (x 2 2)(x 1 2) 3 2 2y
ab 3x
2(6 2 x) 2(3x 1 2) 5. ​ }​ 6. }
​ 3x 1 2​ 7. }
​ 3 1 4y​
​ 
17. } ​ 18. }}
​    ​ b2a
3(x 1 2) 2(x 2 2)(x 1 1)
3xy Problem Solving Workshop:
19. z 5 } ​ y 1 2x​ 20. 5 mL Worked Out Example

Practice Level B ​ 234s 2 1755 ​, 6.5 h 2. 2.25 h

1. t 5 }
s(s 2 15)
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1. (x 2 3)(2x 1 3) 2. (x 1 2)(x 2 1)
Challenge Practice
3. (x 2 2)(x 1 2) 4. 3x(x 2 3)(x 1 3) }
​Ït 2 1 1 ​
}
2x 2 1 3​Ï x 1 x ​
x12 6x 2 5 3x 2 1 15x 2 2 1. ​ 
} ​ 2. 2​  2 2
} ​ 3. ​ }​
​ 3x 1 1​ 6. }}
5. } ​    ​ 7. }}​     ​ 2x t (t 1 1) 6x
(x 2 3)(x 2 1) (x 2 5)(x 1 5)
2(x 1 2)(x 1 4)
5x 2 2 8x 1 4 x 2 2 x 2 10 ​ 
4. }}    ​
8. ​ } ​ 9. }}
​    ​ 3
2
x (x 2 2) (x 1 3)(x 1 2)
(3x 2 2)(x 1 1) 5. A 5 24, B 5 2, C 5 2
2x 2 1 x 2 4
​ 
10. }}   
2
​ 11. }
​  2 ​ 24 2 2
x(x 1 2) x 22 ​ } ​ x 1 1​1 }
​1 } ​ x 2 1​
x
(2x 2 1)(x 1 2) 2(5x 2 2)
​ 
12. }}     ​ 13. ​ }​
x 24(x 1 1)(x 2 1) 1 2x(x 2 1) 1 2x(x 1 1)
(x 1 4)(x 2 3)(x 1 1)
5 ​ }}}}
   ​
    
x(2x 1 13) 4x(x 2 2) x(x 1 1)(x 2 1)
​  2
14. }}   ​ 15. }}
​  2   ​
3(2x 2 x 2 2) 4x 2 10x 1 5 24(x 2 2 1) 1 2x 2 2 2x 1 2x 2 1 2x
5 ​ }}}  ​
   
21374t 2 2 20,461t 1 1,627,410
2
x(x 2 1)
​ 
16. T 5 }}}       ​
24x 2 1 4 1 4x 2 4
(85 2 t)(55 2 2t)
​ 
5 }} 3
​  3
   ​5 } ​
17. about 470,933 MDs; about 18,743 DOs x 2x x 2x
6. a. domain: all real numbers except x 5 1,
Practice Level C
x21
1. 2x(x 1 3)(x 2 3) 2. 2(x 2 3)(x 1 4) range: all real numbers b. f ( f (x)) 5 }
​  x ​;
3. 3(x 2 1)(x 2 2)(x 1 3) domain: all real numbers except x 5 0 and x 5 1
c. f ( f ( f(x))) 5 x; the graph is not a line because
4. (x 1 1)(x 2 3)(x 1 5)(x 1 6)
the graph has holes at x 5 0 and x 5 1.
x14 x 2 2 x 1 13
​ 
5. }}   ​ 6. }}
​    ​ x15 7(x 1 1) 8(x 1 2) x2
(x 1 5)(x 2 2) 3(x 2 3)(x 2 2) ​ 
7. } ​; }
​  ​ 8. }
​  ​; }
​  ​
4(2x 1 3) 4(2x 1 3) (x 1 4) (x 1 4)2
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