Multiplication of Rational ExpressionsPractice

1.

9 xy
14a 2 b 3

35a 3 b 2 45 x 3 y 2

2.

8 xy 3
15a 3 b 2

75a 2 b 2 32 x 2 y 2

1. __________
2. __________

3.

9 x 18 20 x 80

4 x 16 12 x 24

4.

6 x 9 36 x 18

12 x 6 24 x 36

3. __________
4. __________

5.

x 2 16
x2 x

x 2 4 x x 2 8 x 16

6.

x 2 2x 1
x 2 8x

x2 x 2 x2 7x 8

5. __________
6. __________

7.

x 2 3x 10 x 2
2
x 2 5x
x 4

8.

x 2 x 20
x3 y 2
2
2 3
x y
x 10 x 25

7. __________
8. __________

9.

3 x 2 7 x 3 xy 2 y 2

3xy y 6 x 2 14 x

10.

xy 2
x 2 3x 4

x 2 12 x 32
x3 y 2

9. __________
10. __________

11.

x 2 5 x 14
x 2 64

x 2 6 x 16 x 2 x 56

12.

x 2 3x 10 x 2 x 20

x 2 6x 8
x 2 25

11. __________
12. __________

13.

x 2 7 x 18 x 2 11x 18

x 2 81
x2 4

14.

x 2 2 x 15 x 2 16 x 63
2
x 2 12 x 35
x x6

13. __________
14. __________

15.

x 2 5 x 14 x 2 x 2

x 2 x 6 x 2 3x 2

16.

x 2 3 x 54 x 2 9 x 10

x 2 8 x 20 x 2 8 x 9

15. __________
16. __________

17.

x 2 4 x 32 x 3 2 x 2 x
2
x 2 8x
x 5x 4

18.

2 x 2 3 x 20 4 x 2 12 x 9

17. __________
2 x 2 7 x 30 2 x 2 5 x 12

18. __________
19.

3x 2 10 x 3 2 x 2 3 x 2

2 x 2 5x 3 2 x 2 x 6

20.

x2 4x 3
3x 2 x 4

6 x 2 17 x 12
x2 1

19. __________
20. __________

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25ax 2 y
ay
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x2
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x ( x 2)
x( x 4)
y ( x 5)
y
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x ( x 8)

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x9
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x7
x3
x6
x2

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2x 3
x6
3x 1
2x 3
x3
2x 3

Multiplication of Rational ExpressionsPractice

Rev. 2/12/13, 8/23/13mm-fd

558