College of Science
Mathematics and Physics Department
Computing 1
Rational Function
VII. Activity
Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Direction: Simplify the following rational expressions
1
1. x
− 1
y
y 3
1+ − x
x
y+1
x−3
2. x
x−1− x−1
2−
x+1
2
x− x−1
3.
2
x+2−x−1
7 10
1− x+
4. x2
1 2
1− x−
x2
3x − 2 x x 3 − 5x + 6
x+1 − 1+ x2 − 1
1− x
5.
2 − 3x
2x − x
3−
x2 − 1
3x − 1 − x − 2