9.1a Simplify Rational Expressions

Simplify by cancelling

• 1
• -1
• Can't be simplified

Simplify

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

Simplify
(x²+6x+8)/(x²-x-6)

• (x+2)/(x-3)
• (x+4)/(x+2)
• (x+4)/(x-3)
• (x+2)/(x+2)

Simplify

(8x + 32)/( x+4)

• 8/(x - 4)

• -x/(x - 4)

• -8

• 8

Reduce, or simplify

the algebraic fraction.

• x - 3

• -21

• -3

• ( x - 3 ) / ( x )

Reduce, or simplify

the rational expression.

• ( x + 5 )( x - 5 ) / ( x + 5 )( x - 2 )

• ( x - 5 ) / ( x - 2 )

• ( x + 5 ) / ( x - 2 )

• -25 / ( 3x - 10 )

Reduce, or simplify

the algebraic fraction.

• x² + x + 6

• x² - x + 6

• 6 / ( x + 4 )

• 6 / ( x + 3 )

Simplify. 

• (x+6)/(x+4)
• (x+6)(x+4)
• (x+6)
• (x+6)/(x-5)

Simplify. 

• (m+6)/(m-3)
• 7/(m-3)
• 7(m+6)
• (m-3)

SIMPLIFY

• A
• B
• C
• D