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Name: Rational Expressions: Objectives
ID: m22796
Language: English (en)
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This module is from Elementary Algebra by Denny Burzynski and Wade Ellis, Jr.

A detailed study of arithmetic operations with rational expressions is presented in this chapter, beginning with the definition of a rational expression and then proceeding immediately to a discussion of the domain. The process of reducing a rational expression and illustrations of multiplying, dividing, adding, and subtracting rational expressions are also included. Since the operations of addition and subtraction can cause the most difficulty, they are given particular attention. We have tried to make the written explanation of the examples clearer by using a "freeze frame" approach, which walks the student through the operation step by step.

The five-step method of solving applied problems is included in this chapter to show the problem-solving approach to number problems, work problems, and geometry problems. The chapter also illustrates simplification of complex rational expressions, using the combine-divide method and the LCD-multiply-divide method.

This module contains the objectives for the chapter "Rational Expressions".
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: algebra, elementary, rational expressions
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Denny Burzynski (dcwill@rice.edu), Wade Ellis (fgafaculty@gmail.com)
Copyright Holders: Denny Burzynski (dcwill@rice.edu), Wade Ellis (fgafaculty@gmail.com)
Maintainers: Denny Burzynski (dcwill@rice.edu), Wade Ellis (fgafaculty@gmail.com), LearningMate LearningMate (abhijit.chaturvedi@learningmate.com), Matt Gardner (mgardner@wordsandnumbers.com)
Latest version: 1.4 (history)
First publication date: May 1, 2009 10:51 am -0500
Last revision to module: May 27, 2009 4:51 am -0500

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Version: 1.4 May 27, 2009 4:51 am -0500 by LearningMate LearningMate
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Final Publish.
Version: 1.3 May 5, 2009 3:53 am -0500 by LearningMate LearningMate
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Modified chapter objectives pages, tables of symbols in the inside covers, etc
Version: 1.2 May 1, 2009 12:03 pm -0500 by Jonathan Emmons
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administrative publish
Version: 1.1 May 1, 2009 11:06 am -0500 by Natalie Weber
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new module

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