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Unit 2 Review (Rational Expressions and Equations)

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Solve:  16x2=13x2−1  x \frac{1}{6x^2}=\frac{1}{3x^2}-\frac{1}{\ \ x\ }  

a)

 x=6x=6  

b)

 x=16x=\frac{1}{6}  

c)

 x=0x=0  

d)

 InconsistentInconsistent  (no solution)

2.

Solve:  3(x+5)=3x+163\left(x+5\right)=3x+16  

a)

 x=1x=1  

b)

 x=0x=0  

c)

 InconsistentInconsistent  ( No solution)

d)

 IdentityIdentity  (All Real Numbers)

3.

Solve:  1x=65x+1\frac{1}{x}=\frac{6}{5x}+1  

a)

 x=−15x=-\frac{1}{5}  

b)

 x=15x=\frac{1}{5}  

c)

 IdentityIdentity  (All Real Numbers)

d)

 x=0x=0  

4.

Solve:  1v+3v+12v2 −5v=7v−56v2−5v\frac{1}{v}+\frac{3v+12}{v^{2\ }-5v}=\frac{7v-56}{v^2-5v}  

a)

 v=−21v=-21  

b)

 v=21v=21  

c)

 v=493v=\frac{49}{3}  

d)

 v=1v=1  

5.

Solve:  1r−2+1r2−7r+10=6r−2 \frac{1}{r-2}+\frac{1}{r^2-7r+10}=\frac{6}{r-2\ }  

a)

 r=347r=\frac{34}{7}  

b)

 r=345r=\frac{34}{5}  

c)

 IdentityIdentity  

d)

 r=265r=\frac{26}{5}  

6.

Solve and classify:  n+5n+8=1+6n+1\frac{n+5}{n+8}=1+\frac{6}{n+1}  

a)

  n=−173\ n=-\frac{17}{3}  

b)

  n=−173\ n=-\frac{17}{3}  

c)

  n=−173\ n=-\frac{17}{3}  

d)

  n=173\ n=\frac{17}{3}  

7.

Solve:  x+5x2+x=1x2+x−x−6x+1\frac{x+5}{x^2+x}=\frac{1}{x^2+x}-\frac{x-6}{x+1}  

a)

 x=4x=4  

b)

 x=4, 1x=4,\ 1  

c)

 x=1x=1  

d)

 InconsistentInconsistent  (No Solution)

8.

Solve and classify:  1=1x2+2x+x−1x1=\frac{1}{x^2+2x}+\frac{x-1}{x}  

a)

 InconsistentInconsistent  (no solution)

b)

  x=−1\ x=-1  

c)

  x=1\ x=1  

d)

  x=−1\ x=-1  

9.

Solve:  r+5r2−2r−1=1r2−2r\frac{r+5}{r^2-2r}-1=\frac{1}{r^2-2r}  

a)

 r=4r=4  

b)

 r=−1r=-1  

c)

 r=−4, 1r=-4,\ 1  

d)

 r=4, −1r=4,\ -1  

10.

 x2−9(x+2)÷(x+3)(x+2)\frac{x^2-9}{\left(x+2\right)}\div\frac{\left(x+3\right)}{\left(x+2\right)}  Simplify this rational expression

a)

 (x−3)(x+2)\frac{\left(x-3\right)}{\left(x+2\right)}  

b)

 x−3x-3  

c)

 (x+2)\left(x+2\right)  

d)

 Inconsistent (No Solution)Inconsistent\ \left(No\ Solution\right)  

11.

 3x+1−(x+2)(x−2)\frac{3}{x+1}-\frac{\left(x+2\right)}{\left(x-2\right)}  Perform the required operation and simplify fully

a)

 −(x2+8)(x+1)(x−2)\frac{-\left(x^2+8\right)}{\left(x+1\right)\left(x-2\right)}  

b)

 (−x2−4)(x+1)(x−2)\frac{\left(-x^2-4\right)}{\left(x+1\right)\left(x-2\right)}  

c)

 (1−x)(x+1)(x−2)\frac{\left(1-x\right)}{\left(x+1\right)\left(x-2\right)}  

d)

 −8(x+1)(x−2)\frac{-8}{\left(x+1\right)\left(x-2\right)}