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ESci 110m: Practice Problem for Module 1 Lesson 5 (RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS)

Find the domain of each rational expression.


𝑥−3 𝑥 2 −1
1. 𝑥+2 2. 𝑥−5

𝑥 2 −9 2𝑥−3
3. (𝑥−4)(𝑥+2) 4. (𝑥+1)(𝑥−3)
𝑥+1 𝑥+2
5. (𝑥−3)(𝑥+3) 6. (𝑥+2)(𝑥+1)

3𝑥 2 −2𝑥+1 −2𝑥 2 −7
7. 8.
𝑥 2 +3 3𝑥 2 +8

Reduce each rational expression to lowest terms.


3𝑥−9 −2𝑥−4
9. 𝑥 2 −𝑥−6 10. 𝑥 2 −3𝑥−10

10𝑎−8𝑏 𝑎2 −𝑏2
11. 12𝑏−15𝑎 12. 𝑏−𝑎

𝑎3 𝑏6 18𝑢6 𝑣 5 +24𝑢3 𝑣 3
13. 𝑎2 𝑏3 −𝑎4 𝑏2 14. 42𝑢2 𝑣 5

𝑥4𝑦5𝑧2 𝑡 3 𝑢7
15. 16. −𝑡 8 𝑢5
𝑥7𝑦3𝑧

𝑎3 −𝑏3 𝑎3 +𝑏3
17. 𝑎2 −𝑏2 18. 𝑎2 +𝑏2

𝑎𝑏+3𝑎−𝑏𝑦−3𝑦 𝑥 4 −16
19. 20. 𝑥 4 +8𝑥 2 +16
𝑎2 −2𝑎𝑦+𝑦 2

Find the products or quotients.


2𝑎 9𝑏 14𝑤 3𝑤
21. 3𝑏2 ∙ 14𝑎2 22. ∙ 7𝑦
51𝑦

12𝑎 2𝑎3 20𝑥 30


23. ÷ 24. ÷ 𝑦5
7 49 𝑦3

𝑎2 −9 𝑎2 −4 6𝑥 2 +𝑥−1 15
25. 3𝑎−6 ∙ 𝑎2 −𝑎−6 26. ∙ 9𝑥 2 −1
6𝑥+3

𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 𝑥 2 +2𝑥𝑦+𝑦 2 𝑎3 −𝑏3 2𝑎2 +2𝑎𝑏+2𝑏 2


27. ÷ 28. ÷
9 18 𝑎2 −2𝑎𝑏+𝑏 2 9𝑎2 −9𝑏2

𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 6𝑥 2 𝑦 3 𝑎2 −𝑎−2 1
29. ∙ 2𝑦−2𝑥 30. ∙ 4−𝑎2
−3𝑥𝑦 2

𝑤𝑥−𝑥 1−𝑤 2 2+𝑥 𝑥 2 −4


31. ÷ 32. ÷
𝑥2 2 2 4

Convert the first rational expression into an equivalent one that has the indicated denominator.
4 ? 𝑎+2 ?
33. 3𝑎 , 12𝑎2 34. , 20𝑎3 𝑏
4𝑎2
𝑥−5 ? 𝑥+2 ?
35. 𝑥+3 , 𝑥 2 −9 36. 𝑥−8 , 16−2𝑥
𝑥 ? 3𝑎−𝑏 ?
37. 𝑥+5 , 𝑥 2 +6𝑥+5 38. , 9𝑏2 −9𝑎2
𝑎+𝑏
𝑡 ? 𝑥−1 ?
39. 2𝑡+2 , 2𝑡 2 +4𝑡+2 40. 2𝑥+4 , 4𝑥 2 −16𝑥−48

Find the least common denominator (LCD) for each given pair of rational expression.
1 7 3 𝑎
41. 4𝑎𝑏2 , 6𝑎2 𝑏3 42. 2𝑥 2 𝑦 , 5𝑥𝑦

−7𝑎 5𝑏 1 2
43. 3𝑎+3𝑏 , 2𝑎+2𝑏 44. 3𝑎−3𝑏 , 𝑎2 −𝑏2
2𝑥 3𝑥 𝑥+7 𝑥−5
45. 𝑥 2 +5𝑥+6 , 𝑥 2 −𝑥−6 46. 2𝑥 2 +7𝑥−15 , 2𝑥 2 −5𝑥+3

Perform the indicated operations.


3 1 −7 4
47. + 48. +
2𝑥 6 3𝑎2 𝑏 6𝑎𝑏 2

𝑥+3 𝑥+4 𝑥+2 𝑥 2 +3𝑥−2


49. − 50. −
𝑥−1 𝑥+1 𝑥−3 𝑥 2 −9
1 3
51. 3 + 𝑎 52. −1 − 𝑐
1 1
53. 𝑡 − 1 − 𝑡+1 54. 𝑤 + 𝑤−1

𝑥 𝑥−1 𝑦2 𝑥+𝑦
55. 𝑥 2 +3𝑥+2 + 𝑥 2 +5𝑥+6 56. 𝑥 3 −𝑦 3 + 𝑥 2 +𝑥𝑦+𝑦 2

𝑥−1 𝑥−2 𝑎𝑏 𝑎
57. 𝑥 2 +𝑥−6 − 𝑥 2 +4𝑥+3 58. 𝑎3 +𝑏3 + 2𝑎2 −2𝑎𝑏+2𝑏2
1 5 𝑥−2 𝑥+1
59. 𝑥−3 − 6−2𝑥 60. 2𝑥 2 +7𝑥−15 − 2𝑥 2 −5𝑥+3
5 2𝑥 𝑥−1 𝑥
61.4−𝑥 2 − 𝑥−2 62. 2𝑥 2 −5𝑥−3 − 4𝑥 2 −1

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