P5 Rational Expressions

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P5 Rational Expressions
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Domain of an algebraic expression

• Possible x values
• When is the domain restricted?

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Examples

• Find the domain of the expressions

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Rational Expression Fractional Simplifying
Rational Expressions1- Factor each polynomial
first.2- Simplify/ Cross off common
expressions.3- Restrict domain, including values
that were simplified
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Simplify the following expressions
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Operations with Rational ExpressionsMultiplying
/ Dividing
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Subtracting Rational Expressions
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Factor
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Complex Fractions

• numerator X reciprocal of the denominator