Dividing Rational Expressions Use the following steps to divide rational expressions. 1.Take the reciprocal of the rational expression following the division sign. 2.Change the division sign to a multiplication sign. 3. Multiply the rational expressions.
Example 1 Take the reciprocal of the expression following the division sign Divide
Example 1 Take the reciprocal of the expression following the division sign Divide Change the division sign to a multiplication sign Write down the expression before the division sign
Follow the steps of multiplication The simplified product is …
Example 2 Take the reciprocal of the expression following the division sign Divide
Example 2 Take the reciprocal of the expression following the division sign Divide Change the division sign to a multiplication sign
Follow the steps of multiplication The simplified product is …
Example 3 Re-write the expression following the division sign Divide Take the reciprocal and change to multiplication
Follow the steps of multiplication The simplified product is …