Multiplying and dividing rational expressions (for review!)

  1. $\rhd$ Monomials (5:55)  This video uses function notation f(x) and analyzes the expressions as functions.

[Example 1] $\dfrac{6x^3}{5} \cdot \dfrac{2}{3x}$

[Example 2] $\dfrac{2x^4}{7} \div \dfrac{5x^4}{4}$

2. $ \star$  Multiply and divide rational expressions   Multiply the following monomials and determined if the result is defined when $b = 0$.  $ \dfrac{-5b^3}{6} \cdot \dfrac{3b^2}{-10}$ .

3. $\rhd$ Multiply rational expressions (4:51)  Multiply $\dfrac{a^2 – 4}{a^2 – 1} \cdot \dfrac{a +1}{a +2}$  noting that $a \neq -2$ and $a \neq -1$.

4. $\rhd$ Dividing rational expressions (4:09) Divide $\dfrac{2p+6}{p+5} \div \dfrac{10}{4p+20}$ where $p \neq -5$.

5. $\star$ Multiplying rational expression practice  $\dfrac{4z^2 +24z}{3z^2 – 9z -12} \cdot \dfrac{z^2 – 4z -5}{z-4}$

6. $\rhd$ Mulitply and expressing as a simplified rational expression  (3:37) Multiply $\dfrac{3x^2y}{2ab}\cdot\dfrac{14a^2b}{18xy^2}$  where $a, b, x, y \neq 0$.

7.  $\star$ Divide the rational expressions and simplify  $\dfrac{10n^2 + 23n – 5}{4n^2 + 6n} \div \dfrac{25n^2 – 10n +1}{7n+3}$