RATIONAL

ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSIONS

SINDANGAN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL

 There are verbal phrases below. Look for mathematical phrase in
the figures that corresponds to the verbal phrases.

Activity 1
 Questions:
1. What must be considered in
translating verbal phrases to
mathematical phrases?
Activity 1 2. Will you consider these
mathematical phrases as polynomial?
Why or why not?
3. How will you describe a
polynomial?
 RATIONAL ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSION
A rational algebraic expression is a
ratio of two polynomials provided
Explain: that the denominator is not equal
to zero. In symbols:
.
Identify which of the following expressions are
rational algebraic expressions and which are
not.