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Math 423—Ms. Ying HW

1. Solve the rational equations. Be sure to state the excluded values and check your solutions.
a. b.
2 1 1 1 1 1
+ = − =
x 4 x x +1 x + 2 2

c. d.
16 4x t 1 3
= 2 = + 2
x − 8 x + 16 x − 4 x
2
t −1 t + 2 t + t − 2
2. Simplify.

a. b.

1 1 4u 2 − 1 u − 2
− 
z−4 z+4 u 2 − 4 2u − 1

c. d.

1 1 x2 − 4 2 x 2 − 3x − 2
− 2 
y − x x − y2 2 x2 − 5x + 2 4x2 −1

e.

a +b a −b b −a b −a
+ − +
a −b a +b a −b a +b