Operations on Rational

Algebraic Expressions:
Division

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 Divide the following fractions:
1 10 53
1. 4 .÷÷
2 16 44
Review: 5 1 19
2 . 5 .÷ ÷
2 2 44

9 3
3 . ÷
2 4
 Dividing Rational Algebraic Expressions

The quotient of two rational

Discussion:
algebraic expressions is the product
of the dividend and the reciprocal
of the divisor. In symbols:

.
 Divide the following rational algebraic
expressions and simplify:

2 2
6 𝑎𝑏 9 𝑎
1. ÷
Examples: 4 𝑐𝑑 8 𝑑𝑐

2 2
2 𝑥 +𝑥− 6 𝑥 −2𝑥−8
2. 2
÷ 2
2 𝑥 +7 𝑥 − 6 2 𝑥 − 3 𝑥 − 2
Multiply the following rational algebraic expressions and
simplify:
2 2
2 2 2
10 𝑢 𝑣 6𝑥 𝑥 +2𝑦𝑥+ 1 𝑦
1. 2
∙ 4. 22 2
∙ 2
3 𝑥 𝑦 5𝑢 𝑦 −𝑣2 𝑦 +1 𝑥 −
2 2 2
𝑎 −𝑏 𝑎
2 . ∙ 2 2
2 𝑎𝑏 𝑎 𝑎 − 𝑏+𝑏
− 2 𝑎𝑏 𝑎
5. ∙
2
𝑎 −1 𝑎−
2 2
𝑥 −3𝑥 𝑥 −4
3. 2
∙ 2
𝑥 +3 𝑥 − 10 𝑥 −𝑥−6