Regents Exam Questions A.A.16: Rational Expressions 1
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11 If the area of a rectangle is represented by
2
2x 15
7 Which expression represents x
in
2
8x 15 and its length is represented by x 5 ,
2
x
3x
x
which expression represents the width of the
simplest form?
rectangle?
5
1)
x 3
1)
x 5
2)
x 3
2)
x
2
6x 5
3)
2x 5
x
3)
2
7x 10
4)
x
x
2x 15
4)
3x
12 The area of a rectangle is represented by
2
5x 24 . If the width of the rectangle is
x
represented by x 8 , express the length of the
2
10x 28
8 The expression 2x
is equivalent to
4x 28
rectangle as a binomial.
x 2
1)
2
x 1
2)
x 2
3)
2
x 5
4)
2
2
x 6
9 Which expression represents x
in
2
5x 6
x
simplest form?
x 2
1)
x 2
x 6
2)
5x 6
1
3)
5
1
4)
2
1
x
10 Express in simplest form:
2
3x 2
x
2