Rational Functions Vocabulary

Factoring

• Finding what to multiply together to get an expression

• The factor that all terms have in common.

• Anything divided by itself is equal to one.

• Any mathematical calculation or formula combining numbers and/or variables using any mathematical operation.

The factor that all terms have in common.

• GCF

• LCM

• LCD

• GCD

Expression

• Contains an equal sign

• Cannot contain an equal sign

A fraction

• rational number

• domain restriction

• equation

• asymptote

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CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7D

Rational Expression

• An expression that can be written as a polynomial divided by a polynomial.

• A fraction that contains a fraction in the numerator, the denominator, or both.

• Where the denominator of a function equals zero.

• A hole in the graph

Tags

CCSS.HSF-IF.C.7D

What makes the denominator equal zero

• domain restriction

• least common denominator

• extraneous solution

• point of discontinuity

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.2

Division Property

• Anything divided by itself is equal to one.

• A mathematical sentence built from expressions

• The fraction (or part) of a task completed in 1 unit of time

• Determined by comparing the degree of the numerator to the degree of the denominator.

Any value multiplied by one is equal to that value.

• multiplication identity

• division property

• factoring

• domain

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

A fraction of a fraction of a fraction

• complex fraction

• perfect square

• least common multiple

• rational function

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

To multiply rational expression

• factor-reduce-simplify

• keep-change-flip

• LCM-LCD-criss-cross

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CCSS.HSA.APR.D.7