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Precalculus

Course: Precalculus > Unit 4

Lesson 1: Reducing rational expressions to lowest terms
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Precalculus
Rational functions
Reducing rational expressions to lowest terms
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Reduce rational expressions to lowest terms

CCSS.Math: HSA.APR.D
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Problem

Answer two questions about the following rational expression.
start fraction, x, squared, minus, 4, divided by, 4, x, squared, minus, 8, x, end fraction
1. What is an equivalent expression in lowest terms?
2. What values of x must we exclude from the domains of the expressions?
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