1. Multiply and Divide Rational Expressions
Section 8.4
Multiply and Divide Rational Expressions

2. California Standard:
7.0: Students add, subtract, multiply, divide, reduce, and evaluate rational expressions with monomial and polynomial denominators and simplify complicated rational expressions including those with negative exponents in the denominator.

3. By following instructions, students will be able to:
OBJECTIVE(S):
By following instructions, students will be able to:
Multiply and divide rational expressions.

4. MULTIPLY AND DIVIDE RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS: LET A, B, C, AND D BE NONZERO POLYNOMIALS. MULTIPLY: DIVIDE:

5. EXAMPLE 1:
Simplify:

6. U-TRY#1:
Simplify the expression, if possible.
a) d)
b) e)
c) f)

7. EXAMPLE 2:
What is the simplified form of ?

8. EXAMPLE 3:
Multiply:

9. EXAMPLE 4:
Multiply:

10. U-TRY#2:
Multiply the expressions. Simplify the result. a) b) c)

11. EXAMPLE 5:
Divide:

12. EXAMPLE 6:
Divide:

13. U-TRY#3:
Divide the expressions. Simplify the result. a) b)

14. HOMEWORK
Sec 8.4 WS