Regents Exam Questions A.A.16: Rational Expressions 1
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A.A.16: Rational Expressions 1: Simplify fractions with polynomials in the numerator and
denominator by factoring both and renaming them to lowest terms
4 Which expression represents 25x 125
4
6
27x
1 The expression 9x
in simplest
is equivalent to
2
25
3
x
3x
form?
3x(1 3x)
1)
5
1)
2
3x(1 3x
2)
)
x
5
3x(1 9x
5
3)
)
2)
x
3
(1 x)
4)
9x
25
3)
x 5
25
4)
x 5
2 Which expression is equivalent to
6
4
2
18x
2x
2x
?
2
2x
3
2
9x
2
1)
3x 10
x
5 Which expression represents x
in
4
2
9x
2
25
2)
x
x
3
2
simplest form?
9x
1 `
3)
x
2
4
2
9x
1
4)
1)
x
5
x 2
2)
x 5
x 2
3)
x 5
2
12x
3 Which expression represents 2x
in simplest
x 6
3x 10
4)
25
form?
1)
0
2)
2x
3)
4x
2x 2
4)
2
25
x
6 Which fraction represents
expressed in
2
x 20
x
simplest form?
5
1)
4
x 5
2)
x 4
x 5
3)
x 4
25
4)
x 20
2