I need help!!!!
I have a paper entitled Study Guide and Intervention: Multiplying and dividing Rational expressions?
I don't get the examples, and I just don't understand it.
Help please
MOre detail needed, sorry. What exactly do you not get
Of course! I'd be happy to help you with your paper on multiplying and dividing rational expressions. Since you mentioned that you don't understand the examples, let's start by breaking down the process step by step.
Multiplying Rational Expressions:
To multiply two rational expressions, you need to follow these steps:
1. Simplify both numerator and denominator of each rational expression if possible.
- Look for common factors that can be canceled out.
2. Multiply the numerators together to get the new numerator.
- This is similar to multiplying regular fractions.
3. Multiply the denominators together to get the new denominator.
4. Simplify the resulting expression, if possible.
- Look for common factors that can be canceled out.
Dividing Rational Expressions:
To divide two rational expressions, you need to follow these steps:
1. Simplify both numerator and denominator of each rational expression if possible.
- Look for common factors that can be canceled out.
2. Leave the first rational expression unchanged.
3. Flip (or take the reciprocal of) the second rational expression.
- Swap the numerator and denominator.
4. Now that you have two rational expressions, follow the steps for multiplication mentioned earlier.
5. Simplify the resulting expression, if possible.
- Look for common factors that can be canceled out.
Now that you have an overview of the process, it's important to apply these steps to specific examples in your study guide. Can you provide the specific examples that you're struggling with?