The videos on this page are about Solving Rational Equations, also called Fractional Equations.
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Equations with one rational expression (3:11)
Solution: -
Solve for
:
Solving equations with one rational expression (advanced) Solve:
with
.
This produces the equation, so
or
. Then he correctly verifies — doesn’t assume the conclusion! (Says:
after defining
to be the given rational expression.)
Solving equations with one rational expression Solve
Equations with two rational expressions (4:16) Solve and find excluded values (
).
Solution:
, verifies solution.
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Equations with two rational expressions (by finding the least common multiple) (4:07)
(note that
. Solution:
)
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Rational equations with extraneous solutions (3:02) Solve:
. The values
and
satisfy the resulting equation, but
is extraneous.
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Equations with two rational expressions