simplifying 5.1 – basic prop. & reducing to lowest terms
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5.1 – Basic Prop. & Reducing to Lowest Terms
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5.1 – Basic Prop. & Reducing to Lowest Terms
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5.1 – Basic Prop. & Reducing to Lowest Terms
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3 2
3
5 2
3 15
a b
b a
10
2
3a 2b45 a 3b
2a9 b
Multiplication:
5.2 – Multiplication & Division of Rational Expressions
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3 2
3
5 2
3 15
a b
b a
2 2a9 b
Multiplication: 1
3
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5.2 – Multiplication & Division of Rational Expressions
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Multiplication: 2
3 2
3 6 7
14 2
x x
x x
3
21
2x 2x
27x14 2x
1432
5.2 – Multiplication & Division of Rational Expressions
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2
2
x
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xx
x
4 2x
7x 2x 3 1x
3 1x 3 1x 2x
4 2x
7x 3 1x
Multiplication:
5.2 – Multiplication & Division of Rational Expressions
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y
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26
7 2
27
6
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3
7xy
2y
x
1
3
Division:
5.2 – Multiplication & Division of Rational Expressions
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2
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6
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24
6
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24
6
x
4
3
x 9
4x
2
3 12x
23 4x
1
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3
Division:
5.2 – Multiplication & Division of Rational Expressions
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2
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2
2
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4
x
x
2
2x 2
22 xx
3 2
2
5 2
x
x x
5 2x
2x 2x 2x
2x 5 2x
2
1
x
Division:
5.2 – Multiplication & Division of Rational Expressions
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21
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x
x
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21
21
23 10 8
7 14
x x
x
2x
1
7
21
9 12x
3 4x
7 2x 21
3 3 4x
21
31
Division:
5.2 – Multiplication & Division of Rational Expressions
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6
5
3
2and
What is the Lowest Common Denominator (LCD)?
2
1
7
2,
4
3and
3 5
5 13and
x x4 2
17 3
4 6and
y y
6 28
5x 12 4y
5.3 – Addition & Subtraction of Rational Expressions
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5
7
5
3
a
aand
a
a
What is the Lowest Common Denominator (LCD)?
123
5
4
72
2
x
xand
x
x
5a
3
27xand 5x
4x 4x
243 x
4x 4x 3 4x 5a
5.3 – Addition & Subtraction of Rational Expressions
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23
3
32
522
yy
yand
yy
y
What is the Lowest Common Denominator (LCD)?
1y
5y
3y 2y
3y 1y and
3y
1y 2y
5.3 – Addition & Subtraction of Rational Expressions
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73
7
73
3
xx
x
Examples (Like Denominators):
1
3 7x 3x 7
5.3 – Addition & Subtraction of Rational Expressions
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2
64
2
52 2
x
x
x
xx
Examples (Like Denominators):
2x 22 5
2
x x
x
22
2
x
x
2x
32 x22 5x x 4 6x
4x 6
x 6
2x 2 3x
5.3 – Addition & Subtraction of Rational Expressions
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65
72
65
1322
xx
x
xx
x
Examples (Like Denominators):
65
72132
xx
xx
65
132
xx
x x2 7
65
62
xx
x
6x
x 1 x 6
1
1
x
1
1
5.3 – Addition & Subtraction of Rational Expressions
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Examples:
15
3
5
yy
LCD 15
15
3
5
yy
3
3
15
3
15
3 yy
15
33 yy 15
00
5.3 – Addition & Subtraction of Rational Expressions
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Examples:
210
11
8
5
xx
LCD 40x2
210
11
8
5
xx
x
x
5
5
22 40
44
40
25
xx
x 240
4425x
x
4
4
5.3 – Addition & Subtraction of Rational Expressions
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Examples:
1
2
7
5
xx
LCD
5 2
7 1x x
7 1 7 1x x x x
7 1x x
7x 1x
1
1
x
x
7
7
x
x
5x 5 14x 19x 5
5.3 – Addition & Subtraction of Rational Expressions
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3
5
9
102
xx
xExamples:
10x
10 5
3 3 3
x
x x x
10
3 3
x
x x
3 3x x
3 3x x
3 3x x
3
5
x
3x 3x
LCD
3
3
x
x
3 3x x 5x 15
10x 155x
5x 15
5 3x 3x 3x
5
3x
5.3 – Addition & Subtraction of Rational Expressions
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812
3
23
42
x
x
xx
Examples:
LCD
4
4 3
3 2 4 3 2
x
x x x
x 3 2x 3x
4 3 2x
4 x 3 2x
4
4
x
x
5.3 – Addition & Subtraction of Rational Expressions
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Examples: continued
4 3 2 4 3 2x x x x
4 3 2x x
x
x
x
x
xx 234
3
23
4
4
4
16 23x
216 3x
5.3 – Addition & Subtraction of Rational Expressions
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444
622
x
x
xx
xExamples:
6x x
LCD
6
2 2 2 2
x x
x x x x
2x 2x 2x 2x
2x 2x 2x
2
2
x
x
2
2
x
x
5.3 – Addition & Subtraction of Rational Expressions
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Examples: continued
2
2
2222
6
2
2
x
x
xx
x
xx
x
x
x
2 2 2 2 2 2x x x x x x
222
2126 22
xxx
xxxx
2 2 2x x x 22 2x x
26x 12x2x 2x
27x 10x x 7x 10
5.3 – Addition & Subtraction of Rational Expressions
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