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8th-Grade
Fractional Expressions
W.S-5
1. Decompose the following into products of two or more factors and then solve each one:
A a 3 a 2 4a 4
B 4 x 2 14 x 49 2 x 2 98
C x5 x 2 x3 1
D a 2 4a 2 4a 1 a 2
E 4 x 3 x 1 x 2 3 x 1 3 x 1
F 2 x 1 4 x 3 5 x 4 x 3 x 1 4 x 3
G 2 x 3 x 1 4 2 x 3
H x 3 2 x 7 2 x 6 3 x 1 9 3 x x 1
K x6 x4 x2 1
L 4 x 3 x 5 x 1 x 5 2 x 5 x 5
I x 7 x 4 9 x 2 24 x 16
J 3 x 2 12 x 4 2 x x 2 4 x 4
M 2 x x 2 1 x x 1
N 6 x 2 16 3 x 1 x 4 8 2 x x 2
Problem
The equation: x x 1 x 3
is verified for
If e is any non-zero real number
and e 1 is a solution for
p x x 2 4 x m 4 , then m
Expected answer
B
1.
2.
3.
4.
one value of x
all values of x
no value of x
(impossible)
e 1e 1
e 12
e 12
Two solutions
3
3
and x
x
2
2
A unique
A unique
4 x2 9
The equation
3
0 admits
solution x
2x 3
2
1
If is a root of
2
p( x) 3x a 2 x a , then
3
or a 1
2
a 6 or a
1
4
solution x
3
2
3
or a 1
2
x 1
x
.
x
x 1
a. For what values of x is the above expression valid?
b. Does the above equation admit a solution in set of natural numbers? Explain.
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x2 9 5 2 x 6 3 x
14. Let F x
.
x2 6 x 9
a. Indicate for which values of x is F x not defined?
b. Deduce the domain of definition of F x .
c. Simplify F x ,then find roots of F x .
2) Use the preceding result to calculate the expression A 9999 9998 9997.
2
and
Q x 4 x 2 25 3x 1 2 x 5 20 x 50.
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g ( x) 3x 1 x 2
2
Chapter
CH-: Powers
8th Grade, Sec- B & C.
Mastering problems
Exercises
1,3,7,9,10,12,13,17 25
Mathematics. W.S-5. Fractional Expressions
Pages
93 99
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