Simplifying Rational Expressions

 $Simplify:\ \ \frac{x^8y^{12}}{x^4y^{15}}$  

•  $\frac{x^4}{y^3}$  

•  $\frac{x^{12}}{y^3}$  

•  $x^{12}y^{27}$  

•  $\frac{y^3}{x^4}$  

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CCSS.HSA.APR.D.6

CCSS.HSA.APR.D.7

 $Simplify:\ \frac{5a^3c^{10}}{20a^5c^4}$  

•  $\frac{4c^6}{a^2}$  

•  $\frac{1a^2c^6}{4}$  

•  $\frac{1c^6}{4a^2}$  

•  $\frac{1a^2}{4c^6}$  

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CCSS.HSA.APR.D.6

CCSS.HSA.APR.D.7

 $Simplify:\ \ \frac{8w^3y^{11}}{\left(4w^3y^5\right)^2}$  

•  $\frac{2y}{w^3}$  

•  $\frac{1y}{2w^3}$  

•  $\frac{y^4}{w^2}$  

•  $\frac{1y^{21}}{2w^9}$  

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CCSS.HSA.APR.D.6

CCSS.HSA.APR.D.7

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

 $Simplify:\ \ \frac{x^{-4}y^7}{x^2y^{-3}}$  

•  $\frac{y^{10}}{x^6}$  

•  $\frac{x^6}{y^{10}}$  

•  $\frac{y^4}{x^2}$  

•  $\frac{x^2}{y^4}$  

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CCSS.HSN.RN.A.1

CCSS.HSN.RN.A.2

 $Simplify:\ \ \frac{x^2+6x-7}{x^2-49}$  

•  $\frac{x-1}{x+7}$  

•  $\frac{x+1}{x+7}$  

•  $\frac{x-1}{x-7}$  

•  $\frac{x+1}{x-7}$  

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CCSS.HSA.APR.D.6

CCSS.HSA.APR.D.7

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

 $Simplify:\ \ \frac{x^2+6x}{x^2+3x-18}$  

•  $\frac{x}{x+3}$  

•  $\frac{x}{x-3}$  

•  $\frac{x+6}{x-3}$  

•  $\frac{x}{x+6}$  

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CCSS.HSA.APR.D.6

CCSS.HSA.APR.D.7

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

 $Simplify:\ \ \frac{x^2+7x+10}{x^2-4}$  

•  $\frac{x-5}{x+2}$  

•  $\frac{x-5}{x-2}$  

•  $\frac{x+5}{x+2}$  

•  $\frac{x+5}{x-2}$  

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CCSS.HSA.APR.D.6

CCSS.HSA.APR.D.7

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

(-x-5)/(x²+12x+35)

• A. 1/(x+7)
• B. 1/(x-7)
• C. -1/(x+7)
• D. -1/(x+6)

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CCSS.HSA.APR.D.6

CCSS.HSA.APR.D.7

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Simplify by cancelling

• 1
• -1
• Can't be simplified

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CCSS.HSA.APR.D.6

CCSS.HSA.APR.D.7

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Simplify

• (x-9)/(x+9)
• 1/(x-9)
• (x+9)
• 1/(x+9)

Tags

CCSS.HSA.APR.D.6

CCSS.HSA.APR.D.7

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3