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Warmup Alg 2 14 Mar 2012. Agenda. Don't forget about resources on mrwaddell.net Section 8.4: Simplifying, Multiplying and dividing rational expressions Simplify Rational Expressions Multiply Rational Expressions Divide Rational Expressions (which is just multiplying).
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Agenda • Don't forget about resources on mrwaddell.net • Section 8.4: Simplifying, Multiplying and dividing rational expressions • Simplify Rational Expressions • Multiply Rational Expressions • Divide Rational Expressions (which is just multiplying)
Vocabulary Simplify Factoring The process of FACTORING and reducing. Your friend that you must master for success The process of finding out what things multiply together.
Simplifying Rational Expressions Recall: Simplifying Rational Numbers Step 1: Factor everything Step 2: Reduce the common factors Step 3: Multiply it back out
Simplifying Rational Expressions Step 1: Factor everything Step 2: Reduce the common factors Step 3: Multiply it back out if necessary
Simplifying Rational Expressions Step 1: Factor everything Step 2: Reduce the common factors Step 3: Multiply it back out if necessary
Multiplying Rational Expressions Recall: Multiplying Rational Numbers Step 1: Factor everything Step 2: Reduce the common factors Step 3: Multiply it back out
Multiplying Rational Expressions Step 1: Factor everything Step 2: Reduce the common factors Step 3: Multiply it back out
Multiplying Rational Expressions Step 1: Factor everything Step 2: Reduce the common factors Step 3: Multiply it back out
Multiplying Rational Expressions Step 1: Factor everything Step 2: Reduce the common factors Step 3: Multiply it back out
Dividing Rational Expressions Recall: Dividing Rational Numbers Step 1: Flip the 2nd term & make it a multiplication Step 2: Factor & Reduce the common factors Step 3: Multiply it back out
Dividing Rational Expressions Step 1: Flip the 2nd term & make it a multiplication Step 2: Factor & Reduce the common factors Step 3: Multiply it back out
Assignment • Section 8.3: pg 577: • 6 – 13, • 24 – 29, • 38 – 40