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Warm Up January 27, 2014. Simplify 1. Pick up handout on back table. 9.6 Solving Rational Equations. p.569. Hint for solving:. A quick way to solve a rational equation is to multiply everything through by the LCD. This will get rid of all the fractions! Beware of extraneous solutions!.
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Warm Up January 27, 2014 • Simplify • 1. • Pick up handout on back table
Hint for solving: • A quick way to solve a rational equation is to multiply everything through by the LCD. • This will get rid of all the fractions! • Beware of extraneous solutions!
Example: Solve. LCD: 2x Multiply each fraction through by the LCD Check your solution!
Solve. LCD: ? LCD: (x+1) ? Check your solution! No Solution!
Solve. Factor 1st! LCD: (x+2)(x-2) Check your solutions!
Short Cut! When there is only fraction on each side of the =, just cross multiply as if you are solving a proportion.
Example: Solve. Check your solutions!
Last Example: Solve. Check your solutions!
Assignment Work on Practice A worksheet 8-3 - Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions