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Illustrating Rational Algebraic Expressions

This document discusses rational algebraic expressions and how to evaluate and determine if they are undefined. It provides examples of rational expressions and evaluating them for different variable values. It also explains that a rational expression is undefined if the denominator is equal to 0. The document contains practice problems asking the reader to evaluate rational expressions for given variable values and identify values that would make expressions undefined.

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Illustrating Rational Algebraic Expressions

This document discusses rational algebraic expressions and how to evaluate and determine if they are undefined. It provides examples of rational expressions and evaluating them for different variable values. It also explains that a rational expression is undefined if the denominator is equal to 0. The document contains practice problems asking the reader to evaluate rational expressions for given variable values and identify values that would make expressions undefined.

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ILLUSTRATING

RATIONAL
ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSIONS
Objectives:
- Illustrate rational algebraic
expressions;
- Evaluate rational algebraic
expressions
- Finds every value of the variables
that makes a rational expression
undefined.
RATIONAL ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSION

- A rational algebraic expression in


one variable is an expression that
can be written in the form where P
and Q are polynomials.
Example:

𝟒 𝟒 𝒙
𝟐
𝒙 −𝟐 𝒙 +𝟗

𝒙 𝟐 +𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟑𝟓
𝟑 𝒙 +𝟒
Remember:

Q ≠0
Or it will be considered as
undefined
Evaluating Algebraic
Expressions

Example 1:
Evaluate the expression when;

x=0 and x=1


Evaluating Algebraic
Expressions

Example 1:

Evaluate the expression when;

x=1 and x=2


Evaluating Algebraic
Expressions

Example 1:

Evaluate the expression when;

a=1 b=2 and a=2 b=3


UNDEFINED

𝟐
𝒙 −𝟐
𝒙 −𝟒
UNDEFINED

𝟐
𝒙 −𝟐
𝒙 −𝟐
UNDEFINED

𝟐
𝒙 −𝟐
𝒙 −𝒚
Quiz 2A
1. Explain how to evaluate an
algebraic Expression.

2. What causes a rational


expression to be undefined?
3. How do you find the values that
may cause a rational expression to
be undefincd?
Evaluate each rational
expression if a = 1 and b=2

1.

2.
Find the value of the variable that
makes the expression undefined.

1. 2.

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