Rational Expression

Division of Rational Expression

 Objectives

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 Objectives
• Divide rational algebraic
expressions
• Solve problems involving
rational algebraic expressions

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 How Wide Is the Rectangle?
Factor
x2 x x x x x
1 1 1 1 1 1

1.. Model the polynomial x2 + 5x + 6. This represents the area.

2. Arrange the tiles to form a rectangle.
3. What is the length of a rectangle?
What is the width?

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 HOW TO SOLVE

The area of a rectangle can be found using the formula A = length x width.
To solve for the width =

To solve for the width, divide the area by the length.

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 Dividing rational algebraic
expressions
𝟔 𝒂 𝒃𝟐 𝟗 𝒂 𝟐 𝒃 𝟐 𝟔 𝒂 𝒃𝟐 𝟖 𝒅 𝒄𝟐 Multiply the
1. ÷
𝟒 𝒄𝒅 𝟖 𝒅 𝒄 𝟐
¿ ∙
𝟒 𝒄𝒅 𝟗 𝒂𝟐 𝒃𝟐
dividend by the
reciprocal of the
𝟐 ∙ 𝟑 𝒂 𝒃𝟐 𝟐 ∙ 𝟒 𝒅 𝒄𝟐 divisor.
¿ ∙
𝟒 𝒄𝒅 𝟐 𝟐
𝟑 ∙𝟑 𝒂 𝒃
Perform the steps in
𝟐 𝟐𝒄 multiplying rational
¿ ∙
𝟏 𝟑𝒂 algebraic expressions.
𝟒 𝒄
¿
𝟑 𝒂
Dividing rational algebraic
expressions
𝟐 𝒂+𝟐 𝒃𝟐 𝒂+𝟐
𝟒 𝒃 𝒂
¿ ÷ ∙
2. 𝒂𝒂𝒃 𝟒
𝟐 𝟐
𝒂 + 𝒂𝒃 𝒂 +
𝟐 (𝒂+ 𝒃) 𝒂
¿ ∙
𝒂 (𝒂+ 𝒃) 𝟒
𝟐 𝟏
¿ ∙
𝟏 𝟒
𝟐 𝟏
¿ 𝒐𝒓
𝟒 𝟐
Dividing rational algebraic
expressions
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 +𝟐 𝒙 +𝟏 𝒙 +𝟐 𝒙 +𝟏 𝒙 +𝟐 𝒙 +𝟏 𝒙 −𝟏
3. 𝟐
𝒙 +𝟒 𝒙 +𝟑
÷ 𝟐
𝒙 −𝟏
¿ 𝟐 ∙ 𝟐
𝒙 + 𝟒 𝒙 +𝟑 𝒙 +𝟐 𝒙 +𝟏
𝟐
( 𝒙 +𝟏 ) ( 𝒙 +𝟏)( 𝒙 − 𝟏)
¿ ∙ 𝟐
( 𝒙 +𝟏)( 𝒙 +𝟑) ( 𝒙 +𝟏 )
𝟏 ( 𝒙 − 𝟏)
¿ ∙
( 𝒙 +𝟑 ) 𝟏
𝒙 +𝟏
¿
𝒙 +𝟑
Divide the following rational
algebraic expressions.
𝟐 𝟑 𝟐
𝟐𝟒 𝒙 𝒚 𝟓𝟒 𝒙 𝒚
1. 𝟑𝟓
÷
𝟔𝟑 𝒙𝒚
𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 − 𝟗 𝒙 +𝟖 𝒙 +𝟏𝟓
2. 𝟒
÷
𝟒 𝒙 +𝟐𝟎
Divide the following rational
algebraic expressions.
𝟐 𝟑 𝟐
𝟐𝟒 𝒙 𝒚 𝟓𝟒 𝒙 𝒚
1. 𝟑𝟓
÷
𝟔𝟑 𝒙𝒚
Divide the following rational
algebraic expressions.
𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 − 𝟗 𝒙 +𝟖 𝒙 +𝟏𝟓
2. 𝟒
÷
𝟒 𝒙 +𝟐𝟎
 Reflect
Operations with rational numbers is consistently one of the least
mastered topics in mathematics. Students have a hard time adding,
subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. What does it take to
master this topic?
thank you
Jeffrey braza
jbraza@nu-nazareth.edu.ph