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7x 7 Simplify: 2 x 1
Step 1: Factor the numerator and the denominator completely looking for common factors.
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7x 7 7(x 1) x 1 (x 1)(x 1)
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7x 7 7(x 1) 2 x 1 (x 1)(x 1)
x 1
7 Answer: x 1
Looking at the answer from the previous example, what value of x would make the denominator 0?
x= -1 The expression is undefined when the values make the denominator equal to 0
How do I find the values that make an expression undefined? Completely factor the original denominator.
ANSWER:
3ab(a 4) 3ab(a 2)(a 2)
The expression is undefined when: a= 0, 2, and -2 and b= 0.
2
3a a 3 2 2a 6a
3 4
3a a a (3 a) 3 2 2 2a 6a 2a (a 3)
3 4 3
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a (3 a) 2 2a (a 3)
3
3 a factored is
1(a 3)
a 3 1(a 3) 2 2a ( a 3)
1a 3 ( a 3) 2 2a ( a 3)
1 1
1a 2 2a
1
a3
cancel out the like factor a 2
1a 2
answer
52 5 2 10 1 Ex : 6 20 6 20 120 12
1 1 1
c 2 2 5b a
x 3x x 10x 9 Ex: 2 2 x 5x 6 x 6x 27
3 2 2
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Step #2: Divide the numerator and denominator by the common factors.
x (x 3) (x 1)(x 9) (x 6)(x 1) (x 9)(x 3)
2
x x6
Remember how to divide fractions?
5 4 25 4 516
1 4
y2 y 2 2y 2 2 y 10 y 24 y 2y 8
y2 y 2y 8 2 2 y 10 y 24 y 2y
2
y4 y ( y 12)
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x3 2x 6x 2 x 4x 12 x2
2
1 Answer: 2x(x 6)
x +3 x 7x 6 1) 2 3 2 2x 2x x 10x 21
2
3x 6 5x 10 2) 7x 7 14x 14
1)
x 6 2 2x (x 7) 6( x 1) 5( x 1)
2)