PRESENTATION IN

MATH
ACTIVITY 7
DIVIDING RATIONAL ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
Examine and analyze the illustrative examples below.Pause once in a
while to answer the checkup questions

The quotient of two rational algebraic expressions is the product of

the dividend and the reciprocal of the divisor. In symbols
Illustrative example 4:Find the quotient of
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= multiply the dividend by the reciprocal of
the divisor
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= perform the steps in multiplying rational
algebraic expressions
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Illustrative example 5: divide by
• Why do we need the factor out the
numerators and denominators ?

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• What happens to the common factors
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EXERCISES
Find the quotient of the following rational alegebraic
expressions

1. 4.

2. 5.

3.