?
1
7
=
?
18
=
=?
=6
=4 =2 =1
+ + =?
=4 =2 =1
+ + =17
Rational
Expressio
A rational expression can
be written in the form
where P and Q are
polynomials and Q ≠ 0.
2 2𝑚
2
4
5 𝑚− 1 3𝑥
2
𝑥 −2 𝑚 2 −1
2 𝑥 (𝑥 − 4)
𝑥 − 4 𝑥+ 4
rational not rational
expressions expressions
EVALUATING
rational
EXPRESSION
2𝑚+ 8
𝑚−1
2 𝑎+ 4
2
4 𝑎 −8
2
𝑚 −2𝑛
𝑚−𝑛
𝑚=1∧𝑛=2
Evaluate each rational expression using the
indicated values for the variables.
, when a = 5 𝟐𝟓
𝟐
Evaluate each rational expression using the
indicated values for the variables.
−𝟏
, when a = 3
Evaluate each rational expression using the
indicated values for the variables.
when a = 2
𝟐𝟏
,
and b = 3 𝟏𝟑
Evaluate each rational expression using the
indicated values for the variables.
, when a = 3
𝟐
and b = - 1
Evaluate each rational expression using the
indicated values for the variables.
, when a = 2
𝟒
and b = -3
2𝑚+ 8
𝑚−1
𝑥−2
( 𝑥 +1) (𝑥 +2)
𝑎
2
𝑎 −9
𝑦 +2
2
𝑦 −6 𝑦 − 16
Find every value of the
variable that makes each
rational expression
undefined.
5𝑥
𝑥 +7
𝑏+ 6
4 𝑥 − 12
9
2 𝑥 +3
2 𝑦 −9
2
𝑦 − 25
2
3𝑘
2
𝑘 + 13 𝑘+ 36