RATIONAL

ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
DAY 3: SIMPLIFYING RATIONAL ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSIONS
DRILL # __: Express the ff. in
factored form
2
1. – 16
x 2
6. x + 5x + 6
2. 2x + 8 2
7. x + 6x + 8
2 2
3. x – 10x + 16 8. x – 15x + 54
4. 3y + 12 2
9. y – 9y + 18
2 2
5. x + 9x + 20 10. y – 6y – 16
DRILL # __: Express the ff. in
factored form
2
1. – 16
x = (x+4)(x – 4)
2. 2x + 8 = 2(x+4)
2
3. x – 10x + 16 = (x –8)(x –2)
4. 3y + 12 = 3(y +4)
2
5. x + 9x + 20 = (x+5)(x +4)
DRILL # __: Express the ff. in
factored form
2
6. + 5x + 6
x = (x+2)(x+3)
2
7. + 6x + 8
x = (x+2)(x+4)
2
8. x – 15x + 54 = (x –9)(x –6)
2
9. y – 9y + 18 = (y –3)(y –6)
2
10. y – 6y – 16 = (y+2)(y – 8)
 FIND MY EQUIVALENT
Match the fractions under
column A to its equivalent simplest form in column B
𝟓 𝟏
𝟐𝟎 𝟑
𝟖 𝟏
𝟏𝟐 𝟒
𝟒 𝟑
𝟖 𝟓 𝟒 𝟏
𝟏𝟓 𝟐
𝟔 𝟐
𝟖 𝟑
TRY ME!! Simplify the following expressions

𝒙+𝟒 𝟐
𝒙 −𝟗
1. 3.
𝟐𝒙+𝟖 𝒙𝟐 −𝒙−𝟏𝟐

𝟓𝒃 𝟐
−𝟏𝟓𝒂 𝒃 𝟏𝟐
2. 𝟐 4.
𝟑𝒃 +𝟐𝒃 𝟑𝒂𝟒 𝒃𝟕
TRY ME!! Simplify the following expressions

𝟐 𝟐
𝒙 −𝟑𝒙−𝟒
𝒙 +𝟐𝒙
5. 7.
𝟐
𝒙 −𝒙 𝟒𝒙𝟐 −𝟏𝟔𝒙
𝟐
𝒙 −𝟏𝟔 𝟐
𝒙 −𝟏𝟎𝒙+𝟏𝟔
6. 8.
𝒙𝟐 +𝟖𝒙+𝟏𝟔 𝒙𝟐 −𝟔𝒙−𝟏𝟔
ACTIVITY # ___ Express in simplest form

𝟐 𝟐
𝒂 −𝒃 𝟐
𝒙 −𝟑𝒙 𝒙−𝟓
1. 2. 𝟐
3.
𝟐𝒙−𝟔 𝒙 −𝟐𝒙−𝟏𝟓 𝒂+𝒃
 RATIONAL
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
DAY 4: SIMPLIFYING RATIONAL ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSIONS
DRILL # __: Express the ff. in
factored form
x 2
1. – 4 2
6. x +9x + 18
2. 9x + 3 2
7. x +6x + 9
2 2
3. x – 7x – 18 8. x – 9x – 10
4. 5y + 20 2
9. y – 10y + 24
2 2
5. x + 9x – 22 10. y – 8y – 9
DRILL # __: Express the ff. in
factored form
2
1. – 4
x = (x+2)(x – 2)
2. 9x + 3 = 3(3x+1)
2
3. x – 7x – 18 = (x –9)(x + 2)
4. 5y + 20 = 5(y +4)
2
5. x + 9x – 22 = (x+11)(x – 2)
DRILL # __: Express the ff. in
factored form
2
6. + 9x + 18
x = (x+6)(x+3)
2
7. + 6x + 9
x = (x+3) 2
2
8. x – 9x – 10 = (x –10)(x +1)
2
9. y – 10y + 24 = (y –4)(y –6)
2
10. y – 8y – 9 = (y+1)(y – 9)
TRY ME!! Simplify the following expressions

𝟐 𝒙−𝒚
1.
𝒙 −𝟒 3.
𝟐 𝒚−𝒙
𝟐𝒙 −𝟖
𝟐
𝒂 +𝟕𝒂+𝟏𝟎 𝟐
𝟓𝒙 +𝟏𝟏𝒙+𝟐
2. 4.
𝒂𝟐 −𝟕𝒂−𝟏𝟖 𝒙+𝟐
CHEATING TIME !
Simplify the following expressions
𝒙−𝟓
1.
𝒙𝟐 −𝟑𝒙−𝟏𝟎
CHEATING TIME !
Simplify the following expressions

𝟒𝒂+𝟒
2. 𝟐
𝒂 +𝟐𝒂+𝟏
CHEATING TIME !
Simplify the following expressions

𝟔𝒙−𝟔
3. 𝟐
(𝒙−𝟏)
CHEATING TIME !
Simplify the following expressions
𝟐
𝒙 −𝟖𝒙+𝟏𝟐
4.
𝒙𝟐 −𝟒
CHEATING TIME !
Simplify the following expressions

𝟐
𝒙 +𝟗𝒙+𝟏𝟖
5.
𝒙𝟐 +𝟓𝒙−𝟔
CHEATING TIME !
Simplify the following expressions

𝟐
𝒙 −𝟗𝒙+𝟐𝟐
6.
𝒙𝟐 −𝟏𝟑𝒙+𝟐𝟐
CHEATING TIME !
Simplify the following expressions
𝟐
𝟑𝒙 −𝟕𝒙−𝟔
7. 𝟐
𝒙 −𝟗
CHEATING TIME !
Simplify the following expressions

𝟐
𝟐𝒙 −𝟒𝒙−𝟔
8.
𝟑𝒙𝟐 −𝟔𝒙−𝟗
CHEATING TIME !
Simplify the following expressions
𝟔𝒌−𝟑
9.
𝟑−𝟔𝒌
CHEATING TIME !
Simplify the following expressions

𝟐
𝟑𝒙 −𝟏𝟐
10.
𝟐𝒙+𝟒
CHEATING TIME !
Simplify the following expressions
𝒙−𝟓 𝟐
𝒙 −𝟖𝒙+𝟏𝟐
1. 4.
𝒙𝟐 −𝟑𝒙−𝟏𝟎 𝒙𝟐 −𝟒
𝟒𝒂+𝟒 𝟐
𝒙 +𝟗𝒙+𝟏𝟖
2. 𝟐 5.
𝒂 +𝟐𝒂+𝟏 𝒙𝟐 +𝟓𝒙−𝟔
𝟐
𝒙 −𝟗𝒙−𝟐𝟐
𝟔𝒙−𝟔 6.
3. 𝟐 𝒙𝟐 −𝟏𝟑𝒙+𝟐𝟐
(𝒙−𝟏)
CHEATING TIME !
Simplify the following expressions
𝟐
𝟑𝒙 −𝟕𝒙−𝟔 𝟔𝒌−𝟑
7. 9.
𝟐
𝒙 −𝟗 𝟑−𝟔𝒌
𝟐 𝟐
𝟑𝒙 −𝟏𝟐
𝟐𝒙 −𝟒𝒙−𝟔
8. 10.
𝟑𝒙𝟐 −𝟔𝒙−𝟗 𝟐𝒙+𝟒
ACTIVITY #____
Simplify the following expressions
𝟐
𝒙 −𝟗
𝟐𝒙+𝟖
1. 3. 𝟐 𝟐
𝟑𝒙+𝟏𝟐 𝒙 +𝟔𝒙+𝟗 𝒎 −𝟗𝒎+𝟏𝟖
5.
𝟐 𝟐 𝒎𝟐 −𝟏𝟎𝒎+𝟐𝟒
𝒂 −𝟐𝟓 𝒙 −𝟖𝒙−𝟗
2. 4. 𝟐
𝟒𝒂+𝟐𝟎 𝒙 −𝟗𝒙−𝟏𝟎