SIMPLIFYING

RATIONAL
ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSIONS

SINDANGAN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL

 RATIONAL ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSION
A rational algebraic expression is a
ratio of two polynomials provided
Review: that the denominator is not equal
to zero. In symbols:
.
Simplify the following rational algebraic
expressions.
3 4
4 𝑎+ 158𝑐 𝑑𝑏 𝑒
1. 2. 2 5
12 12 𝑐 𝑑 𝑤
2
𝑥 + 3 𝑥𝑎+ −2
3 . 24 .
𝑥 −1 1 −𝑎
3 2
3 𝑎 − 27 𝑎 4 𝑧 −6
5. 6.
(𝑎 +3)( 𝑎 −3) 2𝑧−3
 Simplify the following rational algebraic
expressions.
2 2
9𝑏
− 21𝑎 2
𝑥 2 .−
1. 3 3
2
𝑥 −7 𝑥 28 𝑎+ 𝑏1
Activity:
2
𝑦 +5 𝑦𝑤+
2
𝑤 −5 −144
3. 4. 2
𝑦𝑤 ++1 4𝑤 +4
2
𝑛 + 6 𝑛+5 3 𝑎 − 6
2
5. 2 6.
𝑛 − 𝑛 −2 𝑎 −2