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Lesson 3.2 Multiplying & Dividing Rational
Expressions Page 153
Multiplying Fractions Review!
• When multiplying fractions, always reduce first! Then multiply across.
Example:
Simplify first, then multiply across (answers can be left in factored form). Don’t forget to state excluded values , when asked. (what x-value makes the denominator = 0)
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Steps for Multiplying Rational Expressions: 1.Factor if possible. (This is a good time to find excluded values if asked) 2.Divide out common factors (reduce) 3.Multiply across top and bottom (may leave as factors)
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Landing our Big Ideas:
Remember the basics: • Always start factoring by looking for a GCF • Reduce early • Divide means flip second fraction and multiply • Make all polynomials fractions by putting a 1 below them • Multiply across top and bottom • Cancel entire factors when reducing
Excluded Values: Denominator can’t be zero. • Factor and find excluded values before combining or reducing
Assignment 3.2 (page 154-161)
#’s 1 – 11, 18, 21, 23, 27, 33, 36 Additional 3.2 Problems: #1-3
