Math 8a

Exercise 1.2
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A. Simplify the following rational expressions. Solutions are required for numbers 3-8.

𝑥3 𝑦5 𝑧 𝑥 2 −4
1. 5.
𝑥𝑦 5 3𝑥+6

30𝑥 6 𝑦 8 𝑥 2 −2𝑥−8
2. 6.
48𝑥 5 𝑦 9 𝑥 2 −8𝑥+16

𝑥−5 𝑥 2 −7𝑥+12
3. 7.
2𝑥−10 2𝑥 2 −7𝑥−4

5𝑥+10 1−𝑥
4. 8.
10𝑥−20 𝑥−1

B. Find 𝐴. Show your solutions.

𝐴 𝑥3 𝐴 𝑥+1
9. = 10. 𝑥2 +4𝑥+3 = 𝑥+3
𝑥2 𝑦 𝑦