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11

3

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

An

tici

pati

on

Gu

ide

Rati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns a

nd

Eq

uati

on

s

B

efo

re y

ou

beg

in C

ha

pte

r 1

1

R

ead

each

sta

tem

en

t.

D

eci

de w

heth

er

you

Agre

e (

A)

or

Dis

agre

e (

D)

wit

h t

he s

tate

men

t.

W

rite

A o

r D

in

th

e f

irst

colu

mn

OR

if

you

are

not

sure

wh

eth

er

you

agre

e o

r d

isagre

e,

wri

te N

S (

Not

Su

re).

Aft

er y

ou

com

ple

te C

ha

pte

r 1

1

R

ere

ad

each

sta

tem

en

t an

d c

om

ple

te t

he l

ast

colu

mn

by e

nte

rin

g a

n A

or

a D

.

D

id a

ny o

f you

r op

inio

ns

abou

t th

e s

tate

men

ts c

han

ge f

rom

th

e f

irst

colu

mn

?

F

or

those

sta

tem

en

ts t

hat

you

mark

wit

h a

D,

use

a p

iece

of

pap

er

to w

rite

an

exam

ple

of

wh

y y

ou

dis

agre

e.

11 Ste

p 1

ST

EP

1A

, D

, o

r N

SS

tate

men

tS

TE

P 2

A o

r D

1.

Sin

ce a

dir

ect

vari

ati

on

can

be w

ritt

en

as

y =

kx,

an

in

vers

e

vari

ati

on

can

be w

ritt

en

as

y =

x

k .

D

2.

A r

ati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

is

an

alg

ebra

ic f

ract

ion

th

at

con

tain

sa r

ad

ical.

D

3.

To m

ult

iply

tw

o r

ati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

s, s

uch

as

2xy

2

3c

an

d 3

c 2

5y ,

mu

ltip

ly t

he n

um

era

tors

an

d t

he d

en

om

inato

rs.

A

4.

Wh

en

solv

ing p

roble

ms

involv

ing u

nit

s of

measu

re,

dim

en

sion

al

an

aly

sis

is t

he p

roce

ss o

f d

ete

rmin

ing t

he u

nit

s

of

the f

inal

an

swer

so t

hat

the u

nit

s ca

n b

e i

gn

ore

d w

hil

e

perf

orm

ing c

alc

ula

tion

s.D

5.

To d

ivid

e (

4x

2 +

12x)

by 2

x,

div

ide 4

x2 b

y 2

x a

nd

12x b

y 2

x.

A

6.

To f

ind

th

e s

um

of

2

a

(3a

- 4

) an

d

5

(3a

- 4

) , fi

rst

ad

d t

he

nu

mera

tors

an

d t

hen

th

e d

en

om

inato

rs.

D

7.

Th

e l

east

com

mon

den

om

inato

r of

two r

ati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

s

wil

l be t

he l

east

com

mon

mu

ltip

le o

f th

e d

en

om

inato

rs.

A

8.

A c

om

ple

x f

ract

ion

con

tain

s a f

ract

ion

in

its

nu

mera

tor

or

den

om

inato

r.A

9.

Th

e f

ract

ion

(a

b )

( c −

d ) c

an

be r

ew

ritt

en

as

ac

bd .

D

10.

Extr

an

eou

s so

luti

on

s are

solu

tion

s th

at

can

be e

lim

inate

d

beca

use

th

ey a

re e

xtr

em

ely

hig

h o

r lo

w.

D

Ste

p 2

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Ch

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ter

11

5

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Both

meth

od

s sh

ow

th

at

x2 =

8

3 w

hen

y =

18.

Exerc

ises

Dete

rm

ine w

heth

er e

ach

ta

ble

or e

qu

ati

on

rep

resen

ts a

n i

nverse o

r a

dir

ect

va

ria

tio

n.

Ex

pla

in.

1.

xy

36

510

816

12

24

2.

y =

6x

3.

xy =

15

Assu

me t

ha

t y v

arie

s i

nv

ersely

as x

. W

rit

e a

n i

nv

erse v

aria

tio

n e

qu

ati

on

th

at

rela

tes x

an

d y

. T

hen

so

lve.

4. If

y =

10 w

hen

x =

5,

5. I

f y =

8 w

hen

x =

-2,

fi

nd

y w

hen

x =

2.

xy =

50;

25

fin

d y

wh

en

x =

4.

xy =

-16; -

4

6. If

y =

100 w

hen

x =

120,

7. I

f y =

-16 w

hen

x =

4,

fin

d x

wh

en

y =

20.

xy =

12,0

00;

600

fin

d x

wh

en

y =

32.

xy =

-64;-

2

8. If

y =

-7.5

wh

en

x =

25,

fin

d y

wh

en

x =

5.

xy =

-187.5

; -

37.5

9. D

RIV

ING

T

he G

era

rdi

fam

ily c

an

tra

vel

to O

shk

osh

, W

isco

nsi

n,

from

Ch

icago,

Illi

nois

, in

4 h

ou

rs i

f th

ey d

rive a

n a

vera

ge o

f 45 m

iles

per

hou

r. H

ow

lon

g w

ou

ld i

t ta

ke t

hem

if

they i

ncr

ease

d t

heir

avera

ge s

peed

to 5

0 m

iles

per

hou

r? 3.6

h

10. G

EO

METR

Y F

or

a r

ect

an

gle

wit

h g

iven

are

a,

the w

idth

of

the r

ect

an

gle

vari

es

invers

ely

as

the l

en

gth

. If

th

e w

idth

of

the r

ect

an

gle

is

40 m

ete

rs w

hen

th

e l

en

gth

is

5 m

ete

rs,

fin

d

the w

idth

of

the r

ect

an

gle

wh

en

th

e l

en

gth

is

20 m

ete

rs.

10 m

Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n

Invers

e V

ari

ati

on

Iden

tify

an

d U

se I

nvers

e V

ari

ati

on

s A

n i

nv

erse v

aria

tio

n i

s an

equ

ati

on

in

th

e

form

of

y =

k

x o

r xy =

k.

If t

wo p

oin

ts (

x1,

y1)

an

d (

x2,

y2)

are

solu

tion

s of

an

in

vers

e v

ari

ati

on

,

then

x1 ∙

y1 =

k a

nd

x2 ∙

y2 =

k.

Pro

du

ct

Ru

le f

or

Invers

e V

ari

ati

on

x1 ∙

y1 =

x2 ∙

y2

Fro

m t

he p

rod

uct

ru

le,

you

can

form

th

e p

rop

ort

ion

x1

x2

= y

1

y2

.

If

y v

arie

s i

nv

ersely

as x

an

d y

= 1

2 w

hen

x =

4,

fin

d x

wh

en

y =

18.

Meth

od

1 U

se t

he p

rod

uct

ru

le.

x1 ∙

y1 =

x2 ∙

y2

Pro

duct

rule

for

invers

e v

ariation

4 ∙

12

= x

2 ∙

18

x

1 =

4,

y1 =

12,

y2 =

18

4

8

18 =

x 2

Div

ide e

ach s

ide b

y 1

8.

8

3 =

x 2

Sim

plif

y.

Meth

od

2 U

se a

pro

port

ion

.

x

1

x 2 =

y 2

y 1

Pro

port

ion f

or

invers

e v

ariation

4

x 2 =

18

12

x1 =

4,

y1 =

12,

y2 =

18

48 =

18x

2

Cro

ss m

ultip

ly.

8

3 =

x2

Sim

plif

y.

11-1

Exam

ple

dir

ect

vari

ati

on

; o

f th

e f

orm

y =

kx

dir

ect

vari

ati

on

; o

f th

e f

orm

y =

kx

invers

e

vari

ati

on

; o

f th

e

form

xy =

k

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Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n

(con

tin

ued

)

Invers

e V

ari

ati

on

Gra

ph

In

vers

e V

ari

ati

on

s S

itu

ati

on

s in

wh

ich

th

e v

alu

es

of

y d

ecr

ease

as

the v

alu

es

of

x i

ncr

ease

are

exam

ple

s of

inv

erse v

aria

tio

n.

We s

ay t

hat

y v

ari

es

invers

ely

as

x,

or

y i

s in

vers

ely

pro

port

ion

al

to x

.

S

up

po

se y

ou

driv

e

200 m

iles w

ith

ou

t sto

pp

ing

. T

he t

ime

it t

ak

es t

o t

ra

vel

a d

ista

nce v

arie

s

inv

ersely

as t

he r

ate

at

wh

ich

yo

u

tra

vel.

Let

x =

sp

eed

in

mil

es p

er h

ou

r

an

d y

= t

ime i

n h

ou

rs.

Gra

ph

th

e

va

ria

tio

n.

Th

e e

qu

ati

on

xy =

200 c

an

be u

sed

to

rep

rese

nt

the s

itu

ati

on

. U

se v

ari

ou

s sp

eed

s to

mak

e a

table

.

x

y O20

40

60

30

20

10

G

ra

ph

an

in

verse

va

ria

tio

n i

n w

hic

h y

va

rie

s i

nv

ersely

as

x a

nd

y =

3 w

hen

x =

12.

Solv

e f

or

k.

xy =

k

Invers

e v

ariation e

quation

12(3

) =

k

x =

12 a

nd y

= 3

36 =

k

Sim

plif

y.

Ch

oose

valu

es

for

x a

nd

y,

wh

ich

have a

p

rod

uct

of

36.

x

y O12

24

24

12

Exerc

ises

Gra

ph

ea

ch

va

ria

tio

n i

f y v

arie

s i

nv

ersely

as x

.

1. y =

9 w

hen

x =

-3

2. y =

12 w

hen

x =

4

3. y =

-25 w

hen

x =

5

x

y

O24

12

-12

-24

-12

-24

12

24

x

y

O32

16

-16

-32

-16

-32

16

32

x

y

O50

-50

-100

100

100

50

-50

-100

4. y =

4 w

hen

x =

5

5. y =

-18 w

hen

x =

-9

6. y =

4.8

wh

en

x =

5.4

x

y

O20

10

-10

-20

-10

-20

10

20

x

y

O36

18

-18

-36

-18

-36

18

36

x

y

O

7.2

3.6

-3.6

-7.2

-3.6

-7.2

3.6

7.2

11-1

Exam

ple

1Exam

ple

2

xy

10

20

20

10

30

6.7

40

5

50

4

60

3.3

xy

6−

6

3−

12

2−

18

218

312

66

Invers

e V

ari

ati

on

Eq

uati

on

an e

quation o

f th

e f

orm

xy =

k,

where

k ≠

0

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Ch

ap

ter

11

7

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Sk

ills

Pra

ctic

e

Invers

e V

ari

ati

on

Dete

rm

ine w

heth

er e

ach

ta

ble

or e

qu

ati

on

rep

resen

ts a

n i

nverse o

r a

dir

ect

va

ria

tio

n. E

xp

lain

.

1.

xy

0.5

8

14

22

41

2.

xy =

2 −

3

3.

-2

x +

y =

0

Assu

me t

ha

t y v

arie

s i

nv

ersely

as x

. W

rit

e a

n i

nv

erse v

aria

tio

n e

qu

ati

on

th

at

rela

tes x

an

d y

. T

hen

gra

ph

th

e e

qu

ati

on

.

4. y

= 2

wh

en

x =

5

5. y

= -

6 w

hen

x =

-6

6. y

= -

4 w

hen

x =

-12

7. y

= 1

5 w

hen

x =

3

So

lve.

Assu

me t

ha

t y v

arie

s i

nv

ersely

as x

.

8. If

y =

4 w

hen

x =

8,

9. If

y =

-7 w

hen

x =

3,

fin

d y

wh

en

x =

2.

xy =

32;

16

fi

nd

y w

hen

x =

-3.

xy =

-21;

7

10. If

y =

-6 w

hen

x =

-2,

11. If

y =

-24 w

hen

x =

-3,

fi

nd

y w

hen

x =

4.

xy =

12;

3

fi

nd

x w

hen

y =

-6.

xy =

72; -

12

12. If

y =

15 w

hen

x =

1,

13. If

y =

48 w

hen

x =

-4,

fi

nd

x w

hen

y =

-3.

xy =

15; -

5

fi

nd

y w

hen

x =

6.

xy =

-192; -

32

14. If

y =

-4 w

hen

x =

1

2 ,

fin

d x

wh

en

y =

2.

xy =

-2; -

1

11-1

x

y

O8

-8

-16

16

16 8

-8

-16

x

y

O8

-8

-16

16

16 8

-8

-16

x

y

O10

-10

-20

20

20

10

-10

-20

x

y

O4

-4

-8

8

8 4

-4

-8

invers

e,

xy =

4

invers

e,

xy =

2 −

3

dir

ect,

y =

2x

xy =

10

xy =

36

xy =

48

xy =

45

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Lesson 11-1

Ch

ap

ter

11

9

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

1.PH

YSIC

AL S

CIE

NC

E T

he

illu

min

ati

on I

pro

du

ced

by a

lig

ht

sou

rce

vari

es

inver

sely

as

the

squ

are

of

the

dis

tan

ce d

from

th

e so

urc

e. T

he

illu

min

ati

on

pro

du

ced

5 f

eet

from

th

e li

gh

t so

urc

e is

80 f

oot-

can

dle

s.

Id2=

k

80(5

)2=

k

2000=

k

Fin

d t

he

illu

min

ati

on p

rod

uce

d 8

fee

t fr

om t

he

sam

e so

urc

e.

31.2

5 f

oo

t-can

dle

s

2. M

ON

EY

A f

orm

ula

call

ed t

he

Ru

le o

f 72 a

pp

roxim

ate

s h

ow f

ast

mon

ey w

ill

dou

ble

in

a s

avin

gs

acc

oun

t. I

t is

base

d

on t

he

rela

tion

th

at

the

nu

mber

of

yea

rs

it t

ak

es f

or m

oney

to

dou

ble

vari

es

inver

sely

as

the

an

nu

al

inte

rest

rate

. U

se t

he

info

rmati

on i

n t

he

table

to

wri

te

the

Ru

le o

f 72 f

orm

ula

. y

r =

72

3. ELEC

TR

ICIT

Y T

he

resi

stan

ce,

in o

hm

s,

of a

cer

tain

len

gth

of

elec

tric

wir

e vari

es

inver

sely

as

the

squ

are

of

the

dia

met

er

of t

he

wir

e. I

f a w

ire

0.0

4 c

enti

met

er i

n

dia

met

er h

as

a r

esis

tan

ce o

f 0.6

0 o

hm

, w

hat

is t

he

resi

stan

ce o

f a w

ire

of t

he

sam

e le

ngth

an

d m

ate

rial

that

is 0

.08

cen

tim

eter

s in

dia

met

er?

0.1

5 o

hm

4.B

USIN

ESS

In

th

e m

an

ufa

ctu

rin

g o

f a

cert

ain

dig

ital

cam

era,

the

cost

of

pro

du

cin

g t

he

cam

era v

ari

es i

nver

sely

as

the

nu

mber

pro

du

ced

. If

15,0

00 c

am

eras

are

pro

du

ced

, th

e co

st i

s $80 p

er u

nit

. G

rap

h t

he

rela

tion

ship

an

d l

abel

th

e p

oin

t th

at

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k

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24

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30

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11

11

Gle

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lgeb

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Iden

tify

Excl

ud

ed

Valu

es

Th

e fu

nct

ion

y =

10

x

is a

n e

xam

ple

of

a r

ati

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al

fun

cti

on

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au

se d

ivis

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by z

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is u

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efin

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an

y v

alu

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a v

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th

at

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in a

den

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ato

r

of z

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e ex

clu

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fro

m t

he

dom

ain

of

that

vari

able

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hes

e are

call

ed e

xclu

ded

va

lues o

f th

e ra

tion

al

fun

ctio

n.

S

tate

th

e e

xclu

ded

va

lue f

or e

ach

fu

ncti

on

.

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ises

Sta

te t

he e

xclu

ded

va

lue f

or e

ach

fu

ncti

on

.

1. y =

2

x x =

0

2. y =

1

x -

4 x =

4

3. y =

x -

3

x +

1 x =

-1

4. y =

4

x -

2 x =

2

5. y =

x

2x -

4 x =

2

6. y =

-

5

3x x =

0

7. y =

3x -

2

x +

3

x =

-3

8. y =

x -

1

5x +

10 x =

-2

9. y =

x +

1

x

x =

0

10. y =

x -

7

2x +

8 x =

-4

11. y =

x -

5

6x

x =

0

12. y =

x -

2

x +

11 x =

-11

13. y =

7

3x +

21 x =

-7

14. y =

3x -

4

x +

4

x =

-4

15. y =

x

7x -

35 x =

5

16. D

ININ

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nd

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fri

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t a r

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am

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s giv

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y y

= 3

6

x ,

wh

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x i

s th

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um

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fun

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11-2

Stu

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Rati

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Fu

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s

Exam

ple

a

. y =

3

x

Th

e d

enom

inato

r ca

nn

ot e

qu

al

zero

. T

he

excl

ud

ed v

alu

e is

x =

0.

b.

y =

4

x -

5

x -

5 =

0

Set

the d

enom

inato

r equal to

0.

x =

5

Add 5

to e

ach s

ide.

Th

e ex

clu

ded

valu

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x =

5.

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Gle

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lgeb

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Iden

tify

an

d U

se A

sym

pto

tes

Beca

use

excl

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vale

s are

un

defi

ned

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ey a

ffect

the g

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f th

e f

un

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asy

mp

tote

is

a l

ine t

hat

the g

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f a f

un

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pp

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es.

A r

ati

on

al

fun

ctio

n i

n t

he f

orm

y =

a −

x - b

+ c

has

a v

ert

ical

asy

mp

tote

at

the x

-valu

e t

hat

mak

es

the d

en

om

inato

r equ

al

zero

, x =

b.

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as

a h

ori

zon

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asy

mp

tote

at

y =

c.

Iden

tify

th

e a

sy

mp

tote

s o

f y =

1 −

x - 1

+ 2

. T

hen

gra

ph

th

e f

un

cti

on

.

Ste

p 1

Id

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d g

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sym

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tes

usi

ng d

ash

ed

lin

es.

vert

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mp

tote

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1

h

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tal

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tote

: y =

2

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p 2

M

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table

of

valu

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lot

the p

oin

ts.

Th

en

con

nect

th

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.

x–1

02

3

y1.5

13

2.5

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ises

Iden

tify

th

e a

sy

mp

tote

s o

f ea

ch

fu

ncti

on

. T

hen

gra

ph

th

e f

un

cti

on

.

1. y = 3

x x =

0;

y =

0

2. y = -

2 −

x x =

0;

y =

0

3. y = 4

x +

1 x =

0;

y =

1

4. y = 2

x -

3 x =

0;

y =

3

5. y =

2 −

x +

1 x =

1;

y =

0

6. y = -

2 −

x - 3

x =

3;

y =

0

11-2

Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n

(con

tin

ued

)

Rati

on

al

Fu

ncti

on

s

Exam

ple

y

x

y=

+2

y=

2

x=

1

1

x-1

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

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11

13

Gle

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lgeb

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Sta

te t

he e

xclu

ded

va

lue f

or e

ach

fu

ncti

on

.

1. y =

6 −

x x =

0

2. y =

2 −

x - 2

x =

2

3. y =

x −

x + 6

x =

-6

4. y =

x - 3 −

x + 4

x =

-4

5. y =

3x - 5 −

x + 8

x =

-8

6. y =

-5 −

2x - 1

4 x =

7

7. y =

x −

3x

+ 2

1 x =

-7

8. y =

x - 1 −

9x

- 3

6 x =

4

9. y =

9 −

5x

+ 40

x =

-8

Iden

tify

th

e a

sy

mp

tote

s o

f ea

ch

fu

ncti

on

. T

hen

gra

ph

th

e f

un

cti

on

.

10.

y = 1

x

11. y = 3

x

12. y =

2 −

x +

1

x =

0,

y =

0

x =

0,

y =

0

x =

-1,

y =

0

13.

y =

3 −

x - 2

14. y =

2 −

x +

1 -

1

15. y =

1 −

x -

2 +

3

x =

2,

y =

0

x =

-1,

y =

-1

x =

2,

y =

3

11-2

Sk

ills

Pra

ctic

e

Rati

on

al

Fu

ncti

on

s

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

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11

14

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Sta

te t

he e

xclu

ded

va

lue f

or e

ach

fu

ncti

on

.

1. y =

-1

x x =

0

2. y =

3

x +

5 x =

-5

3. y =

2

x

x -

5 x =

5

4. y =

x -

1

12x +

36 x =

-3

5. y =

x +

1

2x +

3 x =

- 3

2

6. y =

1

5x -

2

x =

2

5

Iden

tify

th

e a

sy

mp

tote

s o

f ea

ch

fu

ncti

on

. T

hen

gra

ph

th

e f

un

cti

on

.

7. y =

1

x

8. y

= 3

x

9.

y =

2

x -

1

x

= 0

, y =

0

x =

0,

y =

0

x =

1,

y =

0

10. y =

2

x +

2

11. y =

1

x -

3 +

2

12. y =

2

x +

1 -

1

x =

-2,

y =

0

x =

3,

y =

2

x =

-1,

y =

-1

13. A

IR T

RA

VEL D

enver

, C

olor

ad

o, i

s lo

cate

d a

pp

roxim

ate

ly

1000 m

iles

fro

m I

nd

ian

ap

olis

, In

dia

na.

Th

e aver

age

spee

d o

f a

pla

ne

travel

ing b

etw

een

th

e tw

o ci

ties

is

giv

en b

y y

= 1

000

x

,

wh

ere

x i

s th

e to

tal

flig

ht

tim

e. G

rap

h t

he

fun

ctio

n.

11-2

Practi

ce

Rati

on

al

Fu

ncti

on

s

Average Speed (mph)

400

600

200 0

1

800

1000

Tota

l Fl

ight

Tim

e

23

45

y=1000

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

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ap

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11

15

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

1. B

ULLET T

RA

INS

Th

e S

hin

kan

sen

, or

Jap

an

ese

bu

llet

tra

in n

etw

ork

, p

rovid

es

hig

h-s

pee

d g

rou

nd

tra

nsp

orta

tion

thro

ugh

out

Jap

an

. T

rain

s re

gu

larl

y

oper

ate

at

spee

ds

in e

xce

ss o

f 200

kil

omet

ers

per

hou

r. T

he

aver

age

spee

d

of a

bu

llet

tra

in t

ravel

ing b

etw

een

Tok

yo

an

d K

yot

o is

giv

en b

y y

=515

−x

, w

her

e x i

s

the

tota

l tr

avel

tim

e in

hou

rs.

Gra

ph

the

fun

ctio

n.

2. D

RIV

ING

Pet

er i

s d

rivin

g t

o h

is

gra

nd

pare

nts

’ h

ouse

40 m

iles

aw

ay.

Du

rin

g t

he

trip

, P

eter

mak

es a

30-m

inu

te

stop

for

lu

nch

. T

he

aver

age

spee

d o

f

Pet

er’s

tri

p i

s giv

en b

y y

=

40

− x +

0.5

, w

her

e

x i

s th

e to

tal

tim

e sp

ent

in t

he

car.

Wh

at

are

th

e asy

mp

tote

s of

th

e fu

nct

ion

?

x=

-0.5

, y

= 0

3. ER

RO

R A

NA

LY

SIS

Nic

olas

is g

rap

hin

g

the

equ

ati

on y

=

20

− x +

3 -

6an

d d

raw

s a

gra

ph

wit

h a

sym

pto

tes

at

y=

3 a

nd

x=

– 6

. E

xpla

in t

he

erro

r th

at

Nic

olas

made

in h

is g

rap

h.

Th

e a

sym

pto

tes

sh

ou

ld b

e x

= 3

, y

=–6.

11-2

Wo

rd

Pro

ble

m P

racti

ce

Rati

on

al

Fu

ncti

on

s

Average Speed (km/h)

100

150

50 0

1

200

300

250

Tim

e (h

ours

)

23

4

y=

515 x

4. U

SED

CA

RS

Wh

ile

rese

arc

hin

g c

ars

to

pu

rch

ase

on

lin

e, M

s. J

aco

bs

fou

nd

th

at

the

valu

e of

a u

sed

car

is i

nver

sely

p

rop

orti

onal

to t

he

age

of t

he

car.

Th

e aver

age

pri

ce o

f a u

sed

car

is g

iven

by

y =

17,9

00

− x +

1.2

+ 1

00,

wh

ere

x i

s th

e age

of

the

car.

Wh

at

are

th

e asy

mp

tote

s of

th

e fu

nct

ion

? E

xp

lain

wh

y x

= 0

ca

nn

ot b

e an

asy

mp

tote

.x

=-

1.2

, y

= 1

00;

An

asym

pto

te a

t x

= 0

wo

uld

giv

e y

, th

e c

ost

of

the c

ar,

an

in

fin

ite v

alu

e w

hen

th

e c

ar

is b

ran

d

new

. T

he a

sym

pto

te n

eed

s t

o b

e

locate

d a

t x

=a

, w

here

a<

0.

5. FA

MIL

Y R

EU

NIO

N T

he

Gau

det

fam

ily

is h

old

ing t

hei

r an

nu

al

reu

nio

n a

t W

atk

ins

Park

. It

cos

ts $

50 t

o get

a

per

mit

to

hol

d t

he

reu

nio

n a

t th

e p

ark

, an

d t

he

fam

ily i

s sp

end

ing $

8 p

er p

erso

n

on f

ood

. T

he

Gau

det

s h

ave

agre

ed t

o sp

lit

the

cost

of

the

even

t ev

enly

am

ong

all

th

ose

att

end

ing.

a.

Wri

te a

n e

qu

ati

on s

how

ing t

he

cost

p

er p

erso

n y

if

x p

eop

le a

tten

d t

he

reu

nio

n.

b.

Wh

at

are

th

e asy

mp

tote

s of

th

e eq

uati

on?

c.

Now

ass

um

e th

at

the

fam

ily w

an

ts t

o le

t a l

ong-l

ost

cou

sin

att

end

for

fre

e.

Rew

rite

th

e eq

uati

on t

o fi

nd

th

e n

ew

cost

per

payin

g p

erso

n y

.

y=

8+

58

− x -

1

d.

Wh

at

are

th

e asy

mp

tote

s fo

r th

e n

ew

equ

ati

on?

y =

8 +

5

0

x

x =

0,

y =

8

x =

1,

y =

8

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ra 1

Inequ

ali

ties

involv

ing r

ati

on

al

fun

ctio

ns

can

be g

rap

hed

mu

ch l

ike t

hose

in

volv

ing l

inear

fun

ctio

ns.

Gra

ph

y ≥

1 −

x .

Ste

p 1

P

lot

poin

ts a

nd

dra

w a

sm

ooth

soli

d c

urv

e.

Beca

use

th

e

inequ

ali

ty i

nvolv

es

a g

reate

r th

an

or

equ

al

to s

ign

, so

luti

on

s th

at

sati

sfy y

= 1

x w

ill

be a

part

of

the g

rap

h.

Ste

p 2

P

lot

the a

sym

pto

tes,

x =

0 a

nd

y =

0,

as

dash

ed

lin

es.

Ste

p 3

B

egin

test

ing v

alu

es.

A v

alu

e m

ust

be t

est

ed

betw

een

each

set

of

lin

es,

in

clu

din

g a

sym

pto

tes.

Reg

ion

1

Test

(–1,

1).

Th

is r

etu

rns

a t

rue v

alu

e f

or

th

e i

nequ

ali

ty.

Reg

ion

2

Test

(–1,

–0.5

). T

his

retu

rns

a t

rue v

alu

e

for

the i

nequ

ali

ty.

Reg

ion

3

Test

(–1,

–2).

Th

is r

etu

rns

a f

als

e v

alu

e f

or

th

e i

nequ

ali

ty.

Reg

ion

4

Test

(1,

2).

Th

is r

etu

rns

a t

rue v

alu

e f

or

th

e i

nequ

ali

ty.

Reg

ion

5

Test

(1,

0.5

). T

his

retu

rns

a f

als

e v

alu

e f

or

th

e i

nequ

ali

ty.

Reg

ion

6

Test

(1,

–1).

Th

is r

etu

rns

a t

rue v

alu

e f

or

th

e i

nequ

ali

ty.

Ste

p 4

S

had

e t

he r

egio

ns

wh

ere

th

e i

nequ

ali

ty i

s tr

ue.

Exerc

ises

Gra

ph

ea

ch

in

eq

ua

lity

.

1. y ≤

1 −

x + 1

2. y >

2 −

x

3. y ≤

1 −

x +

1 -

1

11-2

En

rich

men

t

Ineq

ualiti

es i

nvo

lvin

g R

ati

on

al

Fu

ncti

on

s

Exam

ple

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

y

x

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Ch

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ter

11

17

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n

Sim

plify

ing

Rati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

Iden

tify

Excl

ud

ed

Valu

es

Beca

use

a r

ati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

in

volv

es

div

isio

n,

the d

en

om

inato

r ca

nn

ot

equ

al

zero

. A

ny

valu

e o

f th

e d

en

om

inato

r th

at

resu

lts

in d

ivis

ion

by z

ero

is

call

ed

an

ex

clu

ded

va

lue

of

the d

en

om

inato

r.

S

tate

th

e e

xclu

ded

va

lue o

f 4

m -

8 −

m +

2 .

Excl

ud

e t

he v

alu

es

for

wh

ich

m +

2 =

0.

m

+ 2

= 0

T

he d

enom

inato

r cannot

equal 0.

m

+ 2

- 2

= 0

- 2

S

ubtr

act

2 f

rom

each s

ide.

m

= -

2

Sim

plif

y.

Th

ere

fore

, m

can

not

equ

al -

2.

S

tate

th

e e

xclu

ded

va

lues o

f x

2 +

1 −

x 2 -

9 .

Excl

ud

e t

he v

alu

es

for

wh

ich

x2 -

9 =

0.

x2 -

9 =

0

The d

enom

inato

r cannot

equal 0.

(x

+ 3

)(x -

3) =

0

Facto

r.

x +

3 =

0 or

x -

3 =

0

Zero

Pro

duct

Pro

pert

y

=

-3

= 3

Th

ere

fore

, x

can

not

equ

al -

3 o

r 3.

Exerc

ises

Sta

te t

he e

xclu

ded

va

lues f

or e

ach

ra

tio

na

l ex

pressio

n.

1.

2b −

b2 -

8

√ #

8 , -

√ #

8

2. 1

2 -

a −

32 +

a -

32

3. x

2 -

2 −

x2 +

4

2, -

2

4.

m 2 -

4 −

2m

2 -

8

2, -

2

5. 2

n -

12 −

n 2 -

4

-

2,

2

6. 2

x +

18 −

x 2 -

16 -

4,

4

7.

x 2 -

4 −

x 2 +

4x +

4 -

2

8.

a -

1 −

a 2 +

5a

+ 6

-

3, -

2

9. k

2 -

2k

+ 1 −

k 2 +

4k +

3 -

3, -

1

10.

m 2 -

1 −

2 m

2 -

m -

1 - 1

2 ,

1

11.

25 -

n 2 −

n 2 -

4n

- 5

-

1,

5

12.

2 x 2 +

5x +

1

x 2 -

10

x +

16

2,

8

13. n

2 -

2n

- 3 −

n 2 +

4n

- 5

-

5,

1

14. y

2 -

y -

2 −

3 y 2 -

12

-2,

2

15.

k 2 +

2k -

3

k 2 -

20

k +

64

4,

16

16.

x 2 +

4x +

4

4 x 2 +

11

x -

3 -

3,

1 −

4

11-3

Rati

on

al

Exp

ressio

n

an a

lgebra

ic f

raction w

ith n

um

era

tor

and

denom

inato

r th

at

are

poly

nom

ials

Exam

ple

: x

2 +

1 −

y 2

Exam

ple

2Exam

ple

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Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n (c

on

tin

ued

)

Sim

plify

ing

Rati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

Sim

plify

Exp

ress

ion

s F

act

ori

ng p

oly

nom

ials

is

a u

sefu

l to

ol

for

sim

pli

fyin

g r

ati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

s. T

o s

imp

lify

a r

ati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

, fi

rst

fact

or

the n

um

era

tor

an

d d

en

om

inato

r.

Th

en

div

ide e

ach

by t

he g

reate

st c

om

mon

fact

or.

S

imp

lify

54 z 3

24yz .

54 z 3

24

yz =

(6z)

(9 z 2 )

(6z)

(4y)

The G

CF

of

the n

um

era

tor

and t

he d

enom

inato

r is

6z.

= 1

(6z)

(9 z 2 )

1 (6

z)(4

y)

D

ivid

e t

he n

um

era

tor

and d

enom

inato

r by 6

z.

= 9

z 2

4y

S

implif

y.

S

imp

lify

3x

- 9

x 2 -

5x

+ 6

. S

tate

th

e e

xclu

ded

va

lues o

f x.

3x -

9

x 2 -

5x +

6

=

3(x

- 3

) −

(x -

2)(

x

- 3

) F

acto

r.

=

3(x

- 3

) 1

(x

- 2

)(x -

3) 1

Div

ide b

y t

he G

CF

, x

- 3

.

=

3

x -

2

Sim

plif

y.

Excl

ud

e t

he v

alu

es

for

wh

ich

x2 -

5x +

6 =

0.

x

2 -

5x +

6

= 0

(x

- 2

)(x -

3)

= 0

x =

2

or

x =

3

Th

ere

fore

, x ≠

2 a

nd

x ≠

3.

Exerc

ises

Sim

pli

fy e

ach

ex

pressio

n.

Sta

te t

he e

xclu

ded

va

lues o

f th

e v

aria

ble

s.

1. 1

2a

b

a 2 b 2

1

2

ab ;

a ≠

0;

b ≠

0

2.

7 n

3

21 n

8

1

3 n

5 ;

n ≠

0

3.

x +

2

x 2 -

4

1

x -

2 ;

x ≠

-2 o

r 2

4.

m 2 -

4

m

2 +

6m

+ 8

m

- 2

m +

4 ;

m ≠

-4 o

r -

2

5.

2n

- 8

n 2 -

16

2

n +

4 ;

n ≠

-4 o

r 4

6. x

2 +

2x +

1

x 2 -

1

x

+ 1

x -

1 ;

x ≠

-1 o

r 1

7.

x 2 -

4

x 2 +

4x +

4

x

- 2

x +

2 ;

x ≠

-2

8. a

2 +

3a

+ 2

a 2 +

5a

+ 6

a

+ 1

a +

3 ;

a ≠

-3 o

r -

2

9.

k 2 -

1

k 2 +

4k +

3

k

- 1

k +

3 ;

k ≠

-3 o

r -

1

10. m

2 -

2m

+ 1

2 m

2 -

m -

1

m

- 1

2m

+ 1

; m

≠ -

1

2 o

r 1

11.

n 2 -

25

n 2 -

4n

- 5

n

+ 5

n +

1 ;

n ≠

-1 o

r 5

12. x

2 +

x -

6

2 x 2 -

8

x

+ 3

2x +

4 ;

x ≠

-2 o

r 2

13. n

2 +

7n

+ 1

2

n

2 +

2n

- 8

n

+ 3

n -

2 ;

n ≠

-4 o

r 2

14.

y 2 -

y -

2

y 2 -

10

y +

16

y

+ 1

y -

8 ;

y ≠

2 o

r 8

11-3

Exam

ple

1

Exam

ple

2

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ap

ter

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19

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Sk

ills

Pra

ctic

e

Sim

plify

ing

Rati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

Sta

te t

he e

xclu

ded

va

lues f

or e

ach

ra

tio

na

l ex

pressio

n.

1.

2p

p -

7 7

2.

4n

+ 1

n+

4 -

4

3.

k +

2

k 2 -

4

-2,

2

4.

3x +

15

x 2 -

25

-5,

5

5.

y 2 -

9

y 2 +

3y -

18

-6,

3

6.

b 2 -

2b -

8

b 2 +

7b +

10

-5,

-2

Sim

pli

fy e

ach

ex

pressio

n.

Sta

te t

he e

xclu

ded

va

lues o

f th

e v

aria

ble

s.

7.

21bc

28 bc 2

3

4c ;

0,

0

8.

12 m

2 r

24 m

r 3

m

2 r 2

; 0

, 0

9. 1

6 x 3 y 2

36 x 5 y 3

4

9 x 2 y ;

0,

0

10. 8 a

2 b 3

40 a

3 b

b 2

5a ;

0,

0

11.

n +

6

3n

+ 1

8

1

3 ; -

6

12. 4

x -

4

4x +

4

x

– 1

x +

1 ; -

1

13. y

2 -

64

y +

8 y -

8;

-8

14. y

2 -

7y -

18

y -

9

y +

2;

9

15.

z +

1

z 2 -

1

1

z -

1 ; -

1,

1

16.

x +

6

x 2 +

2x -

24

1

x –

4 ;

-6,

4

17.

2d

+ 1

0

d

2 -

2d

- 3

5

2

d -

7 ; -

5,

7

18.

3h

- 9

h

2 -

7h

+ 1

2

3

h -

4 ; 3

, 4

19. t 2

+ 5

t +

6

t 2 +

6t

+ 8

t

+ 3

t +

4 ; -

4,

-2

20. a

2 +

3a

- 4

a 2 +

2a

- 8

a

- 1

a -

2 ; -

4,

2

21. x

2 +

10x +

24

x 2 -

2x -

24

x

+ 6

x -

6 ; -

4,

6

22.

b 2 -

6b

+ 9

b 2 -

9b

+ 1

8

b

- 3

b -

6 ; 3

, 6

11-3

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Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Practi

ce

Sim

plify

ing

Rati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

Sta

te t

he e

xclu

ded

va

lues f

or e

ach

ra

tio

na

l ex

pressio

n.

1. 4

n -

28 −

n 2 -

49

-7,

7

2.

p 2 -

16 −

p 2 -

13

p +

36

4,

9

3. a

2 -

2a

- 1

5

a 2 +

8a

+ 1

5

-5, -

3

Sim

pli

fy e

ach

ex

pressio

n.

Sta

te t

he e

xclu

ded

va

lues o

f th

e v

aria

ble

s.

4.

12a −

48 a

3

1 −

4 a 2 ;

0

5.

6xy z 3 −

3 x 2 y 2 z

2 z 2 −

xy ;

0,

0,

0

6. 3

6 k

3 n

p 2 −

20 k

2 n

p 5

9k −

5 p

3 ;

0,

0,

0

7.

5 c 3

d 4 −

40 cd

2 +

5 c 4

d 2

c 2 d

2 −

8 +

c 3 ;

c:

0, -

2,

d:

0

8. p

2 -

8p

+ 1

2

p -

2

p -

6;

2

9. m

2 -

4m

- 1

2

m -

6

m

+ 2

; 6

10. m

+ 3 −

m 2 -

9

1 −

m -

3 ; -

3,

3

11.

2b

- 1

4 −

b 2 -

9b

+ 1

4

2 −

b -

2 ;

2,

7

12. x

2 -

7x +

10

x 2 -

2x -

15

x -

2 −

x +

3 ; -

3,

5

13. y

2 +

6y -

16

y 2 -

4y +

4

y +

8 −

y - 2

; 2

14. r 2

- 7

r +

6 −

r 2 +

6r -

7

r – 6 −

r +

7 ; -

7,

1

15.

t 2 -

81 −

t 2 -

12

t +

27

t +

9 −

t -

3 ;

3,

9

16.

r 2 +

r -

6 −

r 2 +

4r -

12

r +

3 −

r +

6 ; -

6,

2

17. 2

x 2 +

18

x +

36

3 x 2 -

3x -

36

2(x

+ 6

) −

3(x

- 4

) ; -

3,

4

18. 2

y 2 +

9y +

4

4 y 2 -

4y -

3

y +

4 −

2y -

3 ; - 1

2 ,

3 −

2

19. EN

TER

TA

INM

EN

T F

air

fiel

d H

igh

sp

ent

d d

olla

rs f

or r

efre

shm

ents

, d

ecor

ati

ons,

an

d

ad

ver

tisi

ng f

or a

dan

ce.

In a

dd

itio

n,

they

hir

ed a

ban

d f

or $

550.

a.

Wri

te a

n e

xp

ress

ion

th

at

rep

rese

nts

th

e co

st o

f th

e ban

d a

s a

550 −

d +

550

fract

ion

of

the

tota

l am

oun

t sp

ent

for

the

sch

ool

dan

ce.

b.

If d

is

$1650,

wh

at

per

cen

t of

th

e bu

dget

did

th

e ban

d a

ccou

nt

for?

25%

20. PH

YSIC

AL S

CIE

NC

E M

r. K

am

ink

si p

lan

s to

dis

lod

ge

a

tree

stu

mp

in

his

yard

by u

sin

g a

6-f

oot

bar

as

a l

ever

. H

e p

lace

s th

e bar

so t

hat

0.5

foo

t ex

ten

ds

from

th

e fu

lcru

m t

o th

e en

d o

f th

e bar

un

der

th

e tr

ee s

tum

p.

In

the

dia

gra

m,

b r

epre

sen

ts t

he

tota

l le

ngth

of

the

bar

an

d t

rep

rese

nts

th

e p

orti

on o

f th

e bar

bey

ond

th

e fu

lcru

m.

a.

Wri

te a

n e

qu

ati

on t

hat

can

be

use

d t

o ca

lcu

late

th

e

mec

han

ical

ad

van

tage.

b.

Wh

at

is t

he

mec

han

ical

ad

van

tage?

11

c.

If a

for

ce o

f 200 p

oun

ds

is a

pp

lied

to

the

end

of

the

lever

, w

hat

is t

he

forc

e p

lace

d o

n

the

tree

stu

mp

? 2200 l

b

b

fulc

rum

tree

stu

mp

t

11-3

MA

= b

- t −

t

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11

21

Gle

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lgeb

ra 1

Wo

rd

Pro

ble

m P

racti

ce

Sim

plify

ing

Rati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

1.PH

YSIC

AL S

CIE

NC

E P

ress

ure

is

equ

al

to

the

magn

itu

de

of a

for

ce d

ivid

ed b

y t

he

are

a o

ver

wh

ich

th

e fo

rce

act

s.

P=

F − A

Gabe

an

d S

hel

by e

ach

pu

sh o

pen

a d

oor

wit

h o

ne

han

d.

In o

rder

to

open

, th

e d

oor

requ

ires

20 p

oun

ds

of f

orce

. T

he

surf

ace

are

a o

f G

abe’

s h

an

d i

s 10 s

qu

are

in

ches

, an

d t

he

surf

ace

are

a o

f S

hel

by’s

han

d i

s 8 s

qu

are

in

ches

. W

hos

e h

an

d f

eels

th

e gre

ate

r p

ress

ure

?

Sh

elb

y’s

: 2

.5 l

b−

in 2 (vs

Gab

e’s

2 l

b− i

n 2 )

2. G

RA

PH

ING

Rec

all

th

at

the

slop

e of

a

lin

e is

a r

ati

o of

th

e ver

tica

l ch

an

ge

to

the

hor

izon

tal

chan

ge

in c

oord

inate

s fo

r tw

o giv

en p

oin

ts.

Wri

te a

rati

onal

exp

ress

ion

th

at

rep

rese

nts

th

e sl

ope

of

the

lin

e co

nta

inin

g t

he

poi

nts

at

(p,

r)

an

d (

7, -

3).

r +

3 −

p -

7

or

-3 -

r −

7 -

p

3. A

UTO

MO

BIL

ES

Th

e fo

rce

nee

ded

to

kee

p a

car

from

sk

idd

ing o

ut

of a

tu

rn o

n

a p

art

icu

lar

road

is

giv

en b

y t

he

form

ula

bel

ow.

Wh

at

forc

e is

req

uir

ed t

o k

eep

a

2000-p

oun

d c

ar

travel

ing a

t 50 m

iles

per

h

our

on a

cu

rve

wit

h r

ad

ius

of 7

50 f

eet

on t

he

road

? W

hat

valu

e of

r i

s ex

clu

ded

?

f=

0.0

672

w s 2 −

r

f =

for

ce i

n p

oun

ds

w

= w

eigh

t in

pou

nd

s

s

= s

pee

d i

n m

ph

r

= r

ad

ius

in f

eet

4

48 l

b,

r ≠

0

4.PA

CK

AG

ING

In

ord

er t

o sa

fely

sh

ip a

n

ew e

lect

ron

ic d

evic

e, t

he

dis

trib

uti

on

man

ager

at

Data

Pro

du

cts

Com

pan

y

det

erm

ines

th

at

the

pack

age

mu

st

con

tain

a c

erta

in a

mou

nt

of c

ush

ion

ing

on e

ach

sid

e of

th

e d

evic

e. T

he

dev

ice

is

shap

ed l

ike

a c

ube

wit

h s

ide

len

gth

x,

an

d s

ome

sid

es n

eed

mor

e cu

shio

nin

g

than

oth

ers

bec

au

se o

f th

e d

evic

e’s

des

ign

. T

he

vol

um

e of

a s

hip

pin

g

con

tain

er i

s re

pre

sen

ted

by t

he

exp

ress

ion

(x

2 +

6x +

8)(

x +

6).

Fin

d t

he

pol

yn

omia

l th

at

rep

rese

nts

th

e are

a o

f th

e to

p o

f th

e box

if

the

hei

gh

t of

th

e box

is

x +

2.

5. SC

HO

OL C

HO

ICE

Du

rin

g a

rec

ent

sch

ool

yea

r, t

he

rati

o of

pu

bli

c sc

hoo

l st

ud

ents

to

pri

vate

sch

ool

stu

den

ts i

n

the

Un

ited

Sta

tes

was

ap

pro

xim

ate

ly

7.6

to

1.

Th

e st

ud

ents

att

end

ing p

ubli

c sc

hoo

l ou

tnu

mber

ed t

hos

e att

end

ing

pri

vate

sch

ools

by 4

2,2

40,0

00.

a.

Wri

te a

rati

onal

exp

ress

ion

to

exp

ress

th

e ra

tio

of p

ubli

c sc

hoo

l st

ud

ents

to

x

pri

vate

sch

ool

stu

den

ts.

x +

42,2

40,0

00

x

b.

How

man

y s

tud

ents

att

end

ed p

rivate

sc

hoo

l?

6,4

00,0

00

11-3

x+ 2

x 2 +

10

x +

24

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Sh

an

no

n’s

Ju

gg

lin

g T

heo

rem

Math

em

ati

cian

s lo

ok

at

vari

ou

s m

ath

em

ati

cal

ways

to r

ep

rese

nt

juggli

ng.

On

e w

ay t

hey

have f

ou

nd

to r

ep

rese

nt

juggli

ng i

s S

han

non

’s J

uggli

ng T

heore

m.

Sh

an

non

’s J

uggli

ng

Th

eore

m u

ses

the r

ati

on

al

equ

ati

on

f +

d −

v +

d =

b −

h

wh

ere

f i

s th

e f

ligh

t ti

me,

or

how

lon

g a

ball

is

in t

he a

ir,

d i

s th

e d

well

tim

e,

or

how

lon

g a

ball

is

in a

han

d,

v i

s th

e v

aca

nt

tim

e,

or

how

lon

g a

han

d i

s em

pty

, b i

s th

e n

um

ber

of

ball

s,

an

d h

is

the n

um

ber

of

han

ds

(eit

her

1 o

r 2 f

or

a r

eal-

life

sit

uati

on

, p

oss

ibly

more

for

a

com

pu

ter

sim

ula

tion

).

So,

giv

en

th

e v

alu

es

for

f, d

, v,

an

d h

, it

is

poss

ible

to d

ete

rmin

e t

he n

um

ber

of

ball

s bein

g

juggle

d.

If t

he f

ligh

t ti

me i

s 9 s

eco

nd

s, t

he d

well

tim

e i

s 3 s

eco

nd

s, t

he v

aca

nt

tim

e i

s 1

seco

nd

, an

d t

he n

um

ber

of

han

ds

is 2

, h

ow

man

y b

all

s are

bein

g j

uggle

d?

f +

d −

v +

d = b

h

Origin

al equation

9 +

3 −

1 +

3 = b

2

Repla

ce w

ith t

he v

alu

es g

iven.

12 −

4

= b

2

Sim

plif

y.

2

4 =

4b

Cro

ss m

ultip

ly.

6 =

b

Div

ide.

So,

the n

um

ber

of

ball

s bein

g j

uggle

d i

s 6.

Giv

en

th

e f

oll

ow

ing

in

form

ati

on

, d

ete

rm

ine t

he n

um

ber o

f b

all

s b

ein

g j

ug

gle

d.

1. fl

igh

t ti

me =

6 s

eco

nd

s, v

aca

nt

tim

e =

1 s

eco

nd

, d

well

tim

e =

1 s

eco

nd

, n

um

ber

of

han

ds =

27

2. fl

igh

t ti

me =

13 s

eco

nd

s, v

aca

nt

tim

e =

1 s

eco

nd

, d

well

tim

e =

5 s

eco

nd

s, n

um

ber

of

han

ds =

13

3. fl

igh

t ti

me =

4 s

eco

nd

s, v

aca

nt

tim

e =

1 s

eco

nd

, d

well

tim

e =

1 s

eco

nd

, n

um

ber

of

han

ds =

25

4. fl

igh

t ti

me =

16 s

eco

nd

s, v

aca

nt

tim

e =

1 s

eco

nd

, d

well

tim

e =

2 s

eco

nd

s, n

um

ber

of

han

ds =

212

5. fl

igh

t ti

me =

18 s

eco

nd

s, v

aca

nt

tim

e =

3 s

eco

nd

s,

dw

ell

tim

e =

2 s

eco

nd

s, n

um

ber

of

han

ds =

14

En

rich

men

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Lesson 11-4

Ch

ap

ter

11

23

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n

Mu

ltip

lyin

g a

nd

Div

idin

g R

ati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

Mu

ltip

ly R

ati

on

al

Exp

ress

ion

s T

o m

ult

iply

rati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

s, y

ou

mu

ltip

ly t

he

nu

mera

tors

an

d m

ult

iply

th

e d

en

om

inato

rs.

Th

en

sim

pli

fy.

F

ind

2 c 2 f

5a

b 2 ·

a 2 b

3cf .

2 c 2 f −

5a

b 2 ·

a 2 b −

3cf

= 2

a 2 b c 2 f −

15

a b 2 cf

Multip

ly.

= 1(a

bcf

)(2

ac) −

1(a

bcf

)(15

b)

Sim

plif

y.

= 2

ac −

15

b

Sim

plif

y.

F

ind

x 2 -

16

2x

+ 8

·

x +

4

x 2 +

8x

+ 1

6 .

x 2 -

16 −

2x +

8 ·

x +

4 −

x 2 +

8x +

16 = (x

- 4

)(x +

4)

2(x

+ 4

) ·

x +

4 −

(x +

4)(

x +

4)

Facto

r.

=

(x -

4)(

x +

4)

1

2(x

+ 4

) 1

·

x +

4 1

(x +

4)(

x +

4)

1

Sim

plif

y.

=

x -

4 −

2x +

8

M

ultip

ly.

Exerc

ises

Fin

d e

ach

pro

du

ct.

1. 6

ab −

a 2 b 2 ·

a 2 −

b 2

6a

b 3

2. m

p 2 −

3

·

4 −

mp

4p

3

3. x

+ 2 −

x -

4 ·

x -

4 −

x -

1

x +

2

x -

1

4.

m -

5 −

8

·

16 −

m -

5 2

5. 2

n -

8 −

n +

2 ·

2n

+ 4 −

n -

4

4

6.

x 2 -

64 −

2x +

16 ·

x +

8 −

x 2 +

16

x +

64

x -

8

2x +

16

7.

8x +

8 −

x 2 -

2x +

1 ·

x -

1 −

2x +

2

4

x -

1

8. a

2 -

25 −

a +

2 ·

a 2 -

4 −

a -

5

(a

+ 5

)(a -

2)

9.

x 2 +

6x +

8 −

2 x 2 +

9x +

4 ·

2 x 2 -

x -

1 −

x 2 -

3x +

2

x +

2

x -

2

10.

m 2 -

1 −

2 m

2 -

m -

1 ·

2m

+ 1 −

m 2 -

2m

+ 1

m +

1

(m -

1 ) 2

11.

n 2 -

1 −

n 2 -

7n

+ 1

0 ·

n

2 -

25 −

n2 +

6n

+ 5

n

- 1

n -

2

12. 3

p -

3r −

10

pr

·

20 p

2 r 2 −

p 2 -

r 2

6

pr

p +

r

13. a

2 +

7a

+ 1

2

a 2 +

2a

- 8

· a

2 +

3a

- 1

0

a 2 +

2a

- 8

14. v

2 -

4v -

21

3 v 2 +

6v

·

v 2 +

8v −

v 2 +

11

v +

24

v

- 7 −

3v +

6

(a

+ 3

)(a +

5)

(a -

2)(

a +

4)

11-4

Exam

ple

1

Exam

ple

2

Answers (Lesson 11-3 and Lesson 11-4)

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Gle

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lgeb

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Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n (c

on

tin

ued

)

Mu

ltip

lyin

g a

nd

Div

idin

g R

ati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

Div

ide R

ati

on

al

Exp

ress

ion

s T

o d

ivid

e r

ati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

s, m

ult

iply

by t

he

reci

pro

cal

of

the d

ivis

or.

Th

en

sim

pli

fy.

F

ind

12 c 2 f

5 a

2 b

2

÷

c 2 f 2

10a

b .

12 c 2 f

5 a

2 f 2

÷

c 2 f 2

10a

b =

12 c 2 f

5 a

2 b 2 ×

10a

b

c 2 f 2

=

1 2 1 c 2 f

1

1 5 a a

2 b 2 b

×

2 10 1 a

b 1

1 c 2 f 2

f

=

24

abf

F

ind

x

2 +

6x

- 2

7

x 2 +

11x

+ 1

8

÷

x -

3

x 2 +

x -

2 .

x 2 +

6x -

27

x 2 +

11

x +

18 ÷

x -

3

x 2 +

x -

2

= x

2 +

6x -

27

x 2 +

11x +

18

× x

2 +

x -

2

x -

3

=

(x

+ 9

)(x -

3)

(x +

9)(

x +

2)

×

(x +

2)(

x -

1)

x -

3

=

1

(x +

9)(

x -

3)

1

1 (x

+ 9

)(x +

2)

1 ×

1 (

x +

2)(

x -

1)

x -

3 1

=

x -

1

Exerc

ises

Fin

d e

ach

qu

oti

en

t.

1. 1

2a

b

a 2 b 2

÷ b

a

12

b 2

2. n

4 ÷

n

p

p

4

3. 3

xy 2

8

÷ 6

xy y

16

4. m

- 5

8

÷ m

- 5

16

2

5. 2

n -

4

2n

÷

n 2 -

4

n

1

n +

2

6. y

2 -

36

y 2 -

49 ÷

y +

6

y +

7

y -

6

y -

7

7. x

2 -

5x +

6

5

÷

x -

3

15

3(x

- 2

) 8. a

2 b 3 c

3 r 2 t

÷ 6

a 2 bc

8r t

2 u

4 b

2 tu

9r

9. x

2 +

6x +

8

x 2 +

4x +

4

÷ x

+ 4

x +

2 1

10. m

2 -

49

m

÷

m

2 -

13m

+ 4

2

3 m

2

3

m(m

+ 7

) −

m

- 6

11. n

2 -

5n

+ 6

n 2 +

3n

÷

3 -

n

4n

+ 1

2

-4(n

- 2

) −

n

12. p

2 -

2p

r +

r 2

p

+ r

÷

p 2 -

r 2

p +

r

p -

r

p +

r

13. a

2 +

7a

+ 1

2

a

2 +

3a

- 1

0

÷ a

2 -

9

a 2 -

25

(a +

4)(

a -

5)

(a -

2)(

a -

3)

14.

a 2 -

9

2 a

2 +

13

a -

7

÷

a +

3

4 a

2 -

1

(a -

3)(

2a

+ 1

)

a +

7

11-4

Exam

ple

1

Exam

ple

2

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ap

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Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Sk

ills

Pra

ctic

e

Mu

ltip

lyin

g a

nd

Div

idin

g R

ati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

Fin

d e

ach

pro

du

ct.

1.

14

c 2

· c

5

2c

7c

2

2.

3 m

2

2t

·

t 2

12

m 2 t

8

3. 2

a 2 b

b 2 c

· b

a

2a

c

4. 2

x 2 y

3 x 2 y ·

3xy

4y

x

2

5. 3

(4m

- 6

) −

18r

·

9 r 2

2(4

m -

6)

3r

4

6. 4

(n +

2)

n(n

- 2

) ·

n -

2

n +

2

4

n

7. (y

- 3

)(y +

3)

4

·

8

y +

3 2y

-6

8. (x

- 2

)(x +

2)

x(8

x +

3)

·

2(8

x +

3)

x -

2

2

(x +

2)

x

9. (a

- 7

)(a

+ 7

)

a(a

+ 5

)

· a

+ 5

a +

7

a -

7

a

10.

4(b

+ 4

) −

(b -

4)(

b -

3)

· b

- 3

b +

4

4

b -

4

Fin

d e

ach

qu

oti

en

t.

11. c3

d

3 ÷

d3

c3

c

6

d

6

12. x

3

y

2 ÷

x3

y

1

y

13. 6

a3

4f

2 ÷

2

a2

12f

2 9

a

14. 4

m3

rp

2

÷ 2

m

rp

2m

2

p

15. 3

b +

3

b +

2

÷ (

b +

1)

3

b +

2

16. x

- 5

x +

3 ÷

(x -

5)

1

x +

3

17. x

2 -

x -

12

6

÷

x +

3

x -

4

(x -

4)2

6

18. a

2 -

5a

- 6

3

÷

a -

6

a +

1 (a

+ 1

)2

3

19. m

2 +

2m

+ 1

10

m -

10

÷

m +

1

20

2

(m +

1)

m -

1

20. y

2 +

10

y +

25

3y -

9

÷

y +

5

y -

3

y +

5

3

21.

b +

4

b2 -

8b

+ 1

6

÷

2b +

8

b -

8

b

- 8

2(b

- 4

)2

22. 6

x +

6

x -

1

÷ x

2 +

3x +

2

2x -

2

12

x +

2

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Practi

ce

Mu

ltip

lyin

g a

nd

Div

idin

g R

ati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

Fin

d e

ach

pro

du

ct.

1. 1

8 x 2

10 y 2 ·

15 y 3

24x

9xy

8

2.

24 rt

2

8 r 4

t 3 ·

12 r 3

t 2

36 r 2

t 1

r 2

3. (x

+ 2

)(x +

2)

8

·

72

(x

+ 2

)(x -

2)

9

(x +

2)

x -

2

4.

m

+ 7

(m

- 6

)(m

+ 2

) ·

(m -

6)(

m +

4)

(m

+ 7

)

m +

4

m +

2

5.

a -

4

a 2 -

a -

12 ·

a +

3

a -

6

1

a -

6

6.

4x +

8

x 2

·

x

x 2 -

5x -

14

4

x(x

- 7

)

7. n

2 +

10n

+ 1

6

5

n -

10

·

n

- 2

n 2 +

9n

+ 8

n +

2

5(n

+ 1

) 8.

3

y -

9

y 2 -

9y +

20

· y

2 -

8y +

16

y -

3

3

(y -

4)

y -

5

9. b

2 +

5b

+ 4

b 2 -

36

·

b 2 +

5b

- 6

b 2 +

2b

- 8

(b

+ 1

)(b

- 1

)

(b

- 6

)(b

- 2

) 10.

t 2

+ 6

t +

9

t 2

- 1

0t

+ 2

5

·

t 2 -

t -

20

t 2 +

7t

+ 1

2 t

+ 3

t -

5

11. 2

8a

2

7b

2

÷ 2

1a

3

35b

20

3ab

12.

mn

2p

3

x

4y

2

÷ m

np

2

x

3y

np

xy

13.

2a

a -

1 ÷

(a

+ 1

)

2a

(a

+ 1

)(a -

1)

14.

z2 -

16

3z

÷ (

z -

4)

z +

4

3z

15.

4y +

20

y -

3

÷

y +

5

2y -

6 8

16.

4x +

12

6x -

24 ÷

2x +

6

x +

3

x +

3

3(x

- 4

)

17.

b

2 +

2b -

8

b2 -

11b +

18 ÷

2

b -

8

2b -

18

b +

4

b -

4

18.

3x -

3

x2 -

6x +

9

÷

6x -

6

x2 -

5x +

6

x -

2

2(x

- 3

)

19.

a2 +

8a

+ 1

2

a

2 -

7a +

10 ÷

a2 -

4a -

12

a

2 +

3a -

10

2

0.

y2 +

6y -

7

y2 +

8y -

9

÷ y

2 +

9y +

14

y

2 +

7y -

18

(a

+ 6

)(a

+ 5

)

(a

- 6

)(a -

5)

y -

2

y +

2

21. B

IOLO

GY

Th

e h

eart

of

an

aver

age

per

son

pu

mp

s abou

t 9000 l

iter

s of

blo

od p

er d

ay.

How

man

y q

uart

s of

blo

od d

oes

the

hea

rt p

um

p p

er h

our?

(H

int:

On

e qu

art

is

equ

al

to

0.9

46 l

iter

.) R

oun

d t

o th

e n

eare

st w

hol

e n

um

ber

. 396 q

t/h

22. T

RA

FFIC

O

n S

atu

rday,

it t

ook

Ms.

Tor

res

24 m

inu

tes

to d

rive

20 m

iles

fro

m h

er h

ome

to h

er o

ffic

e. D

uri

ng F

rid

ay’s

ru

sh h

our,

it

took

75 m

inu

tes

to d

rive

the

sam

e d

ista

nce

.

a.

Wh

at

was

Ms.

Tor

res’

s aver

age

spee

d i

n m

iles

per

hou

r on

Satu

rday?

50 m

ph

b.

Wh

at

was

her

aver

age

spee

d i

n m

iles

per

hou

r on

Fri

day?

16 m

ph

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27

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Wo

rd

Pro

ble

m P

racti

ce

Mu

ltip

lyin

g a

nd

Div

idin

g R

ati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

1.JO

BS

Ros

a e

arn

ed $

26.2

5 f

or b

abysi

ttin

g

for

31 − 2 h

ours

. A

t th

is r

ate

, h

ow m

uch

wil

l sh

e ea

rn b

abysi

ttin

g f

or 5

hou

rs?

2. H

OM

EW

OR

K A

leja

nd

ro a

nd

An

der

wer

e w

ork

ing o

n t

he

foll

owin

g h

omew

ork

p

roble

m.

Fin

d n

- 1

0

n +

3

· 2

n +

6

n +

3 .

A

leja

nd

ro’s

Sol

uti

on

n -

10

n +

3

· 2

n +

6

n +

3

= 2

(n -

10)(

n -

3 ) 1

−−

(n +

3)(

n +

3 ) 1

= 2

n -

20

n +

3

A

nd

er’s

Sol

uti

on

n -

10

n +

3

· 2

n +

6

n +

3

= 2

(n -

10)(

n -

3 ) 1

−−

n

+ 3

1

= 2

n -

20

Is e

ith

er o

f th

em c

orre

ct?

Exp

lain

.

Ale

jan

dro

is c

orr

ect

becau

se h

e

mu

ltip

lied

den

om

inato

rs.

An

der

treate

d t

he d

en

om

inato

r like i

t w

as

an

ad

dit

ion

pro

ble

m.

3. G

EO

METR

Y S

up

pos

e th

e ra

tion

al

exp

ress

ion

5k

2m

3

2a

b r

epre

sen

ts t

he

are

a

of a

sec

tion

in

a t

iled

flo

or a

nd

2km

a

re

pre

sen

ts t

he

sect

ion

’s l

ength

. W

rite

a r

ati

onal

exp

ress

ion

to

rep

rese

nt

the

sect

ion

’s w

idth

.

4. TR

AV

EL H

elen

e tr

avel

s 800 m

iles

fro

m

Am

ari

llo

to B

row

nsv

ille

at

an

aver

age

spee

d o

f 40 m

iles

per

hou

r. S

he

mak

es

the

retu

rn t

rip

dri

vin

g a

n a

ver

age

of

60 m

iles

per

hou

r. W

hat

is t

he

aver

age

rate

for

th

e en

tire

tri

p?

(Hin

t: R

ecall

th

at

t =

d ÷

r.)

48 m

ph

5. M

AN

UFA

CTU

RIN

G I

nd

ia w

ork

s in

a

met

al

shop

an

d n

eed

s to

dri

ll e

qu

all

y

space

d h

oles

alo

ng a

str

ip o

f m

etal.

Th

e ce

nte

rs o

f th

e h

oles

on

th

e en

ds

of t

he

stri

p m

ust

be

exact

ly 1

in

ch f

rom

each

en

d.

Th

e re

main

ing h

oles

wil

l be

equ

all

y

space

d.

a.

If t

her

e are

x e

qu

all

y s

pace

d h

oles

, w

rite

an

exp

ress

ion

for

th

e n

um

ber

of

equ

al

space

s are

th

ere

bet

wee

n h

oles

.

x -

1

b.

Wri

te a

n e

xp

ress

ion

for

th

e d

ista

nce

bet

wee

n t

he

end

scr

ews

if t

he

len

gth

is

ℓ.

c.

Wri

te a

rati

onal

equ

ati

on t

hat

rep

rese

nts

th

e d

ista

nce

bet

wee

n t

he

hol

es o

n a

pie

ce o

f m

etal

that

is "

in

ches

lon

g a

nd

mu

st h

ave

x e

qu

all

y

space

d h

oles

.

d.

How

man

y h

oles

wil

l be

dri

lled

in

a

met

al

stri

p t

hat

is 6

fee

t lo

ng w

ith

a

dis

tan

ce o

f 7 i

nch

es b

etw

een

th

e ce

nte

rs o

f ea

ch s

crew

? 1

1

dd

dd

d

1

inch

1

inch

"

11-4 $37.5

0

5km

2

4b

! -

2

d =

! -

2

x -

1

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Gle

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Geo

metr

ic S

eri

es

A g

eom

etri

c se

ries

is

a s

um

of

the t

erm

s in

a g

eom

etri

c se

qu

ence

. E

ach

term

of

a g

eom

etr

ic

sequ

en

ce i

s fo

rmed

by m

ult

iply

ing t

he p

revio

us

term

by a

con

stan

t te

rm c

all

ed

th

e c

om

mon

rati

o.

1 +

1

2 +

1

4 +

1

8 ←

geom

etr

ic s

equ

en

ce w

here

th

e c

om

mon

rati

o i

s 1

2

Th

e s

um

of

a g

eom

etr

ic s

eri

es

can

be r

ep

rese

nte

d b

y t

he r

ati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

x0

(r

)n -

1

r -

1

, w

here

x0 i

s th

e f

irst

term

of

the s

eri

es,

r i

s th

e c

om

mon

rati

o,

an

d n

is

the

nu

mber o

f te

rms.

In t

he e

xam

ple

above,

1 +

1

2 +

1

4 +

1

8 =

1 ․

( 1

2 ) 4

- 1

1

2 -

1

or

15

8 .

You

can

ch

eck

th

is b

y e

nte

rin

g 1

+ 1

2 +

1

4 +

1

8 a

calc

ula

tor.

T

he r

esu

lt i

s th

e s

am

e.

Rew

rit

e e

ach

su

m a

s a

ra

tio

na

l ex

pressio

n a

nd

sim

pli

fy.

1. 9 +

3 +

1 +

1

3 +

1

9

121

9

2. 500 +

250 +

125 +

62 1

2

1875

2

3. 6 +

1 +

1

6 +

1

36

259

36

4. 100 +

20

+ 4

+ 4

5

624

5

5. 1000 +

100 +

10 +

1 +

1

10 +

1

100 +

1

100

1,1

11,1

11

1000

6. 55 +

5 +

5

11 +

5

121

7320

121

En

rich

men

t 11-4

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ap

ter

11

29

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Sp

read

sheet

Act

ivit

y

Revo

luti

on

s p

er

Min

ute

On

e o

f th

e c

hara

cteri

stic

s th

at

mak

es

a s

pre

ad

sheet

pow

erf

ul

is t

he a

bil

ity t

o r

eca

lcu

late

valu

es

in f

orm

ula

s au

tom

ati

call

y.

You

can

use

th

is a

bil

ity t

o i

nvest

igate

real-

worl

d

situ

ati

on

s.

Exerc

ises

Use t

he s

prea

dsh

eet

of

rev

olu

tio

ns p

er m

inu

te.

1. H

ow

is

the n

um

ber

of

revolu

tion

s aff

ect

ed

if

the s

peed

of

a w

heel

of

a g

iven

dia

mete

r is

dou

ble

d?

RP

M i

s c

ut

in h

alf

.

2. N

am

e t

wo w

ays

that

you

can

dou

ble

th

e R

PM

of

a b

icycl

e w

heel. D

ou

ble

th

e s

peed

o

r h

alv

e t

he d

iam

ete

r o

f th

e w

heel, k

eep

ing

th

e s

am

e s

peed

.

U

se a

sp

rea

dsh

eet

to i

nv

esti

ga

te t

he e

ffect

of

do

ub

lin

g

the d

iam

ete

r o

f a

tir

e o

n t

he n

um

ber o

f rev

olu

tio

ns t

he t

ire m

ak

es a

t

a g

iven

sp

eed

.

Use

dim

en

sion

al

an

aly

sis

to f

ind

th

e f

orm

ula

for

the r

evolu

tion

s p

er

min

ute

of

a t

ire w

ith

dia

mete

r of

x i

nch

es

traveli

ng a

t y m

iles

per

hou

r.

1 r

evolu

tion

π

· x

×

y

1

×

1

60 m

inu

tes

×

63,3

60

1

=

1056y r

evolu

tion

s

−−

π ·

x

min

ute

s

Ste

p 1

U

se C

olu

mn

A o

f th

e

spre

ad

sheet

for

dia

mete

r

of

the t

ire i

n i

nch

es.

Use

Colu

mn

B f

or

the s

peed

in

mil

es

per

hou

r.

Ste

p 2

C

olu

mn

C c

on

tain

s th

e

form

ula

for

the n

um

ber

of

rota

tion

s p

er

min

ute

.

Noti

ce t

hat

in E

xce

l, π

is

en

tere

d a

s P

I( )

.

Ste

p 3

C

hoose

valu

es

for

the d

iam

ete

r

an

d s

peed

an

d s

tud

y t

he r

esu

lts

show

n i

n t

he s

pre

ad

sheet.

To

com

pare

th

e r

evolu

tion

s p

er

min

ute

for

dou

ble

d d

iam

ete

rs,

keep

th

e s

peed

con

stan

t

an

d c

han

ge t

he d

iam

ete

rs.

It a

pp

ears

th

at

wh

en

th

e

dia

mete

r is

dou

ble

d,

the

nu

mber

of

revolu

tion

s p

er

min

ute

is

halv

ed

.

A

1 3 4 5 62

BC

Dia

mete

r (i

n.)

Sp

eed

(m

ph

)R

PM

=(1

056*B

2)/

(A2*P

I())

=(1

056*B

3)/

(A3*P

I())

=(1

056*B

4)/

(A4*P

I())

=(1

056*B

5)/

(A5*P

I())

Sh

eet

1S

heet

2S

heet

3

A

1 3 4 5 62

BC

Dia

mete

r (i

n.)

Sp

eed

(m

ph

)R

PM

18487.4

4

9243.7

2

4621.8

6

2310.9

3

1 2 4 8

55

55

55

55

Sh

eet

1S

heet

2S

heet

3

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ple

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Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n

Div

idin

g P

oly

no

mia

ls

Div

ide P

oly

no

mia

ls b

y M

on

om

ials

T

o d

ivid

e a

poly

nom

ial

by a

mon

om

ial,

div

ide

each

term

of

the p

oly

nom

ial

by t

he m

on

om

ial.

F

ind

(4r

2 -

12r) ÷

(2r).

(4r2

- 1

2r)

÷ 2

r = 4

r2 -

12

r −

2r

=

4r2

2r -

12r −

2r

Div

ide e

ach t

erm

.

= 2r4r2 −

12r - 1

2r 6

2r 1

S

implif

y.

=

2r -

6

Sim

plif

y.

F

ind

(3x

2 -

8x +

4) ÷

(4x).

(3x

2 -

8x +

4) ÷

4x =

3x

2 -

8x +

4

4x

=

3x

2

4x -

8x −

4x +

4 −

4x

=

3x4 3

x2

4x -

8x −

4x +

4 −

4x

=

3

x −

4 -

2 +

1 −

x

Exerc

ises

Fin

d e

ach

qu

oti

en

t.

1. (x

3 +

2x

2 -

x) ÷

x x

2 +

2x -

1

2. (2

x3 +

12x

2 -

8x) ÷

(2x)

x2 +

6x -

4

3. (x

2 +

3x -

4) ÷

x x

2 +

3 -

4 −

x

4. (4

m2 +

6m

- 8

) ÷

(2

m2)

2 +

3 −

m -

4 −

m2

5. (3

x3 +

15

x2 -

21x) ÷

(3x)

x2 +

5x -

7

6. (8

m2p

2 +

4m

p -

8p

) ÷

p 8m

2p

+ 4

m -

8

7. (8

y4

+ 1

6y

2 -

4) ÷

(4

y2) 2

y2 +

4 -

1 −

y2

8. (1

6x

4y

2+

24xy +

5) ÷

(xy) 16

x3y +

24 +

5 −

xy

9. 1

5x

2 -

25

x +

30

5

3

x2 -

5x +

6

10. 1

0a

2b

+ 1

2a

b -

8b

−−

2a

5ab

+ 6

b -

4b −

a

11. 6

x3 +

9x

2 +

9

3x

2

x2 +

3x +

3 −

x

12. m

2 -

12

m +

42

3m

2

1

3 -

4 −

m +

14 −

m2

13. m

2p

2 -

5m

p +

6

m2p

2

1 -

5 −

mp +

6 −

m2p

2

14.

p2 -

4p

r +

6r2

pr

p

r -

4 +

6r −

p

15. 6

a2b

2 -

8a

b +

12

−−

2a

2

3

b2 -

4b −

a +

6 −

a2

16. 2

x2y

3 -

4x

2y

2 -

8xy

−−

2a

2b

2

xy

2 -

2xy -

4

17. 9

x2y

2z -

2xyz +

12x

−−

xy

18.

2a

3b

3 +

8a

2b

2 -

10a

b +

12

−−

2a

2b

2

9

xyz -

2z +

12 −

y

ab

+ 4

-

5 −

ab +

6 −

a2b

2

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1Exam

ple

2

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ap

ter

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Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n (c

on

tin

ued

)

Div

idin

g P

oly

no

mia

ls

Div

ide P

oly

no

mia

ls b

y B

ino

mia

ls

To d

ivid

e a

poly

nom

ial

by a

bin

om

ial,

fact

or

the

div

iden

d i

f p

oss

ible

an

d d

ivid

e b

oth

div

iden

d a

nd

div

isor

by t

he G

CF

. If

th

e p

oly

nom

ial

can

not

be f

act

ore

d,

use

lon

g d

ivis

ion

.

F

ind

(x

2 +

7x +

10) ÷

(x +

3).

Ste

p 1

D

ivid

e t

he f

irst

term

of

the d

ivid

en

d,

x2 b

y t

he f

irst

term

of

the d

ivis

or,

x.

x

x +

3 # $$$$

$$$$$$$$$$

$$$$$$$$$$

$$$$$$$$$$

$$$$$$$$$$

$$$$$$$$$

x2 +

7x +

10

(-

) x

2 +

3x

Multip

ly x

and x

+ 3

.

4x

Subtr

act.

Ste

p 2

B

rin

g d

ow

n t

he n

ext

term

, 10.

Div

ide t

he f

irst

term

of

4x +

10 b

y x

.

x +

4

x +

3 # $$$$

$$$$$$$$$$

$$$$$$$$$$

$$$$$$$$$$

$$$$$$$$$$

$$$$$$$$$

x2 +

7x +

10

x

2 +

3x

4x +

10

(-

) 4

x +

12

M

ultip

ly 4

and x

+ 3

.

-

2

Subtr

act.

Th

e q

uoti

en

t is

x +

4 w

ith

rem

ain

der -

2.

Th

e q

uoti

en

t ca

n b

e w

ritt

en

as

x +

4 +

-

2 −

x +

3 .

Exerc

ises

Fin

d e

ach

qu

oti

en

t.

1. (b

2 -

5b +

6) ÷

(b -

2)

b -

3

2. (x

2 -

x -

6) ÷

(x -

3)

x +

2

3. (x

2 +

3x -

4) ÷

(x -

1)

x +

4

4. (m

2 +

2m

- 8

) ÷

(m

+ 4

) m

- 2

5. (x

2 +

5x +

6) ÷

(x +

2)

x +

3

6. (m

2 +

4m

+ 4

) ÷

(m

+ 2

) m

+ 2

7. (2

y2 +

5y +

2) ÷

( y

+ 2

) 2y +

1

8. (8

y2 -

15y -

2) ÷

( y

- 2

) 8y +

1

9. 8

x2 -

6x -

9

4x +

3

2

x -

3

10. m

2 -

5m

- 6

m -

6

m

+ 1

11. x

3 +

1 −

x -

2

x2 +

2x +

4 +

9 −

x -

2

12. 6

m3 +

11

m2 +

4m

+ 3

5

−−

2m

+ 5

3

m2 -

2m

+ 7

13.

6a

2 +

7a

+ 5

2a

+ 5

3

a -

4 +

25 −

2a +

5

14. 8

p3 +

27 −

2p

+ 3

4

p2 -

6p

+ 9

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ple

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lgeb

ra 1

Sk

ills

Practi

ce

Div

idin

g P

oly

no

mia

ls

Fin

d e

ach

qu

oti

en

t.

1. (2

0x

2 +

12x) ÷

4x 5

x +

3

2. (1

8n

2 +

6n

) ÷

3n

6

n +

2

3. (b

2 -

12b

+ 5

) ÷

2b

b

2 -

6 +

5 −

2b

4. (8

r2 +

5r -

20) ÷

4r

2r +

5 −

4 -

5 −

r

5. 1

2p

3r2

+ 1

8p

2r -

6p

r −−

6p

2r

2

pr +

3 -

1 −

p

6. 1

5k

2u

- 1

0ku

+ 2

5u

2

−−

5ku

3

k -

2 +

5u −

k

7. (x

2 -

5x -

6) ÷

(x -

6)

x +

1

8. (a

2 -

10a

+ 1

6) ÷

(a

- 2

) a

- 8

9. (n

2 -

n -

20) ÷

(n

+ 4

) n

- 5

10. ( y

2 +

4y -

21) ÷

( y

- 3

) y +

7

11. (h

2 -

6h

+ 9

) ÷

(h

- 2

) h

- 4

+

1 −

h -

2

12. (b

2 +

5b

- 2

) ÷

(b

+ 6

) b

- 1

+

4 −

b +

6

13. ( y

2 +

6y +

1) ÷

( y

+ 2

) y +

4 -

7 −

y +

2

14. (m

2 -

2m

- 5

) ÷

(m

- 3

) m

+ 1

-

2 −

m -

3

15. 2

c2 -

5c -

3

2c +

1

c -

3

16.

2r2

+ 6

r -

20

2r -

4

r +

5

17. x

3 -

3x

2 -

6x -

20

−−

x -

5

x

2 +

2x +

4

18. p

3 -

4p

2 +

p +

6

p -

2

p

2 -

2p

- 3

19. n

3 -

6n

- 2 −

n +

1

n

2 -

n -

5 +

3 −

n +

1

20. y

3 -

y2 -

40 −

y -

4

y

2 +

3y +

12 +

8 −

y -

4

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Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Practi

ce

Div

idin

g P

oly

no

mia

ls

Fin

d e

ach

qu

oti

en

t.

1. (6

q2 -

18q

- 9

) ÷

9q

2. (y

2 +

6y +

2) ÷

3y

3. 1

2a

2b -

3a

b2 +

42a

b

−−

6a

2b

2

q −

3 -

2 -

1 −

q

y −

3 +

2 +

2 −

3y

2 -

b −

2a +

7 −

a

4. 2

m3p

2 +

56

mp

- 4

m2p

3

−−

8m

3p

5. (x

2 -

3x -

40) ÷

(x +

5)

6. (3

m2 -

20m

+ 1

2) ÷

(m

- 6

)

p

4 +

7 −

m2 -

p

2

2m

x -

8

3m

- 2

7. (a

2 +

5a

+ 2

0) ÷

(a

- 3

)

8. (x

2 -

3x -

2) ÷

(x +

7)

9. (t

2 +

9t +

28) ÷

(t +

3)

a +

8 +

44 −

a -

3

x -

10 +

68 −

x +

7

t +

6 +

10 −

t +

3

10. (n

2 -

9n

+ 2

5) ÷

(n

- 4

)

11.

6r2

- 5

r -

56

3r +

8

12.

20w

2 +

39w

+ 1

8

−−

5w

+ 6

n

- 5

+

5 −

n -

4

2r -

7

4w

+ 3

13. (x

3 +

2x

2 -

16) ÷

(x -

2)

14. (t

3 -

11t -

6) ÷

(t +

3)

x

2 +

4x +

8

t2

- 3

t -

2

15. x

3 +

6x

2 +

3x +

1

−−

x -

2

16. 6

d3 +

d2 -

2d

+ 1

7

−−

2d

+ 3

x

2 +

8x +

19 +

39 −

x -

2

3d

2 -

4d

+ 5

+

2 −

2d

+ 3

17. 2

k3 +

7k

2 -

7

2k -

3

18. 9

y3 -

y -

1 −

3y +

2

k

2 +

2k

- 3

+

2 −

2k +

3

3y

2 -

2y +

1 -

3 −

3y +

2

19. LA

ND

SC

APIN

G Joce

lyn

is

desi

gn

ing a

bed

for

cact

us

speci

men

s at

a b

ota

nic

al

gard

en

. T

he t

ota

l are

a c

an

be m

od

ele

d b

y t

he e

xp

ress

ion

2x

2 +

7x +

3,

wh

ere

x i

s in

feet.

a.

Su

pp

ose

in

on

e d

esi

gn

th

e l

en

gth

of

the c

act

us

bed

is

4x,

an

d i

n a

noth

er,

th

e l

en

gth

is

2x +

1.

Wh

at

are

th

e w

idth

s of

the t

wo d

esi

gn

s?

b.

If x

= 3

feet,

wh

at

wil

l be t

he d

imen

sion

s of

the c

act

us

bed

in

each

of

the d

esi

gn

s?12 f

t b

y 3

.5 f

t; 7

ft

by 6

ft

20. FU

RN

ITU

RE

T

eri

is

up

hols

teri

ng t

he s

eats

of

fou

r ch

air

s an

d a

ben

ch.

Sh

e n

eed

s 1

4

squ

are

yard

of

fabri

c fo

r each

ch

air

, an

d 1

2 s

qu

are

yard

for

the b

en

ch.

If t

he f

abri

c at

the s

tore

is

45 i

nch

es

wid

e,

how

man

y y

ard

s of

fabri

c w

ill

Teri

need

to c

over

the c

hair

s

an

d t

he b

en

ch i

f th

ere

is

no w

ast

e?

11-5

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2 +

7 −

4 +

3 −

4x ;

x +

3

1 1

5 y

d

Answers (Lesson 11-5)

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ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Wo

rd

Pro

ble

m P

racti

ce

Div

idin

g P

oly

no

mia

ls

1.TEC

HN

OLO

GY

T

he s

urf

ace

are

a (

in

squ

are

mil

lim

ete

rs)

of

a r

ect

an

gu

lar

com

pu

ter

mic

roch

ip i

s re

pre

sen

ted

by t

he

exp

ress

ion

x2 -

12x +

35,

wh

ere

x i

s th

e

nu

mber

of

circ

uit

s. I

f th

e w

idth

of

the

chip

is

x -

5 m

illi

mete

rs,

wri

te a

p

oly

nom

ial

that

rep

rese

nts

th

e l

en

gth

.

2. H

OM

EW

OR

K Y

ou

r cl

ass

mate

Ava

wri

tes

her

an

swer

to a

hom

ew

ork

p

roble

m o

n t

he c

halk

board

. S

he h

as

si

mp

lifi

ed

6

x2 -

12

x −

6

as

x2 -

12

x.

Is t

his

co

rrect

? If

not,

wh

at

is t

he c

orr

ect

si

mp

lifi

cati

on

? T

his

is n

ot

co

rrect.

S

he f

org

ot

to f

acto

r 6 f

rom

th

e

–12x t

erm

. T

he c

orr

ect

an

sw

er

s

ho

uld

be 6

(x2 -

2x) −

6

=

x2 -

2x.

3. C

IVIL

EN

GIN

EER

ING

S

up

pose

5400 t

on

s of

con

crete

cost

s (5

00 +

d)

doll

ars

. W

rite

a f

orm

ula

th

at

giv

es

the c

ost

C o

f t

ton

s

of

con

crete

.

4.SH

IPPIN

G T

he O

vers

eas

Sh

ipp

ing

Com

pan

y l

oad

s ca

rgo i

nto

a c

on

tain

er

to

be s

hip

ped

aro

un

d t

he w

orl

d.

Th

e v

olu

me

of

their

sh

ipp

ing c

on

tain

ers

is

dete

rmin

ed

by t

he f

oll

ow

ing e

qu

ati

on

.

x3+

21

x2+

99x+

135

Th

e c

on

tain

er’

s h

eig

ht

is x

+ 3

. W

rite

an

exp

ress

ion

th

at

rep

rese

nts

th

e a

rea o

f th

e

base

of

the s

hip

pin

g c

on

tain

er.

x

2 +

18

x +

45

5.C

IVIL

EN

GIN

EER

ING

G

reen

shie

ld’s

F

orm

ula

can

be u

sed

to d

ete

rmin

e t

he

am

ou

nt

of

tim

e a

tra

ffic

lig

ht

at

an

in

ters

ect

ion

sh

ou

ld r

em

ain

gre

en

.

G=

2.1

n+

3.7

G

= g

reen

tim

e i

n s

eco

nd

s

n

= a

vera

ge n

um

ber

of

veh

icle

s tr

aveli

ng

in e

ach

lan

e p

er

ligh

t cy

cle

W

rite

a s

imp

lifi

ed

exp

ress

ion

to

rep

rese

nt

the a

vera

ge g

reen

lig

ht

tim

e

p

er

veh

icle

.

6. SO

LID

GEO

METR

Y T

he s

urf

ace

are

a o

f a r

igh

t cy

lin

der

is g

iven

by t

he f

orm

ula

S

= 2π

r2 +

rh

.

a.

Wri

te a

sim

pli

fied

rati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

th

at

rep

rese

nts

th

e r

ati

o o

f th

e

surf

ace

are

a t

o t

he c

ircu

mfe

ren

ce o

f th

e c

yli

nd

er.

r +

h −

1

b.

Wri

te a

sim

pli

fied

rati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

th

at

rep

rese

nts

th

e r

ati

o o

f th

e

surf

ace

are

a t

o t

he a

rea o

f th

e b

ase

.

2 +

2h −

r

11-5 x –

7 m

m

5

00t +

dt −

5400

2.1

+ 3

.7 −

n

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lgeb

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En

ric

hm

en

t

Syn

theti

c D

ivis

ion

You

can

div

ide a

poly

nom

ial

such

as

3x

3 -

4x

2 -

3x -

2 b

y a

bin

om

ial

such

as

x -

3 b

y

a p

roce

ss c

all

ed

sy

nth

eti

c d

ivis

ion

. C

om

pare

th

e p

roce

ss w

ith

lon

g d

ivis

ion

in

th

e

foll

ow

ing e

xp

lan

ati

on

.

D

ivid

e (

3x 3 -

4x 2 -

3x -

2)

by

(x -

3)

usin

g s

yn

theti

c d

ivis

ion

.

1. S

how

th

e c

oeff

icie

nts

of

the t

erm

s in

d

esc

en

din

g o

rder.

2. T

he d

ivis

or

is x

- 3

. S

ince

3 i

s to

be

subtr

act

ed

, w

rite

3 i

n t

he c

orn

er

.

3. B

rin

g d

ow

n t

he f

irst

coeff

icie

nt,

3.

4. M

ult

iply

. 3 .

3 =

9

5. A

dd

. -

4 +

9 =

5

6. M

ult

iply

. 3 .

5 =

15

7. A

dd

. -

3 +

15 =

12

8. M

ult

iply

. 3 .

12 =

36

9. A

dd

. -

2 +

36

= 3

4

Ch

eck

U

se l

on

g d

ivis

ion

.

3x

2 +

5x +

12

x -

3 ! """""

""""""""""

""""""""""

""""""""""

""""""""""

""""""""""

""""""""""

""""""""""

"

3x

3 -

4x

2 -

3x -

2

3x

3 -

9x

2

5

x2 -

3

x

5

x2 -

15x

12x -

2

12

x -

36

34

Th

e r

esu

lt i

s 3

x2 +

5x +

12 +

34

x -

3 .

Div

ide b

y u

sin

g s

yn

theti

c d

ivis

ion

. C

heck

yo

ur r

esu

lt u

sin

g l

on

g d

ivis

ion

.

1. (x

3 +

6x

2 +

3x +

1)

÷ (

x -

2)

2. (x

3 -

3x

2 -

6x -

20)

÷ (

x -

5)

x

2 +

8x +

19 +

39 −

x -

2

x

2 +

2x +

4

3. (2

x3 -

5x +

1)

÷ (

x +

1)

4. (3

x3 -

7x

2 +

4)

÷ (

x -

2)

2

x2 -

2x -

3 +

4 −

x +

1

3x

2 +

x -

2

5. (x

3 +

2x

2 -

x +

4)

÷ (

x +

3)

6. (x

3 +

4x

2 -

3x -

11)

÷ (

x -

4)

x

2 -

x +

2 -

2 −

x +

3

x

2 +

8x +

29 +

105 −

x -

4

3

3

-4

-3

-2

9

15

36

3

5

12

34

3x

2 +

5x +

12,

rem

ain

der

34

11-5

Exam

ple

Answers (Lesson 11-5)

Answers

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he M

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Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n

Ad

din

g a

nd

Su

btr

acti

ng

Rati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

Ad

d a

nd

Su

btr

act

Rati

on

al

Exp

ress

ion

s w

ith

Lik

e D

en

om

inato

rs

To a

dd

ra

tion

al

exp

ress

ion

s w

ith

lik

e d

en

om

inato

rs,

ad

d t

he n

um

era

tors

an

d t

hen

wri

te t

he s

um

over

the c

om

mon

den

om

inato

r. T

o s

ubtr

act

fra

ctio

ns

wit

h l

ike d

en

om

inato

rs,

subtr

act

th

e

nu

mera

tors

. If

poss

ible

, si

mp

lify

th

e r

esu

ltin

g r

ati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

.

F

ind

5n

15

+ 7n

15 .

5n

15 +

7n

15 =

5n

+ 7

n

15

A

dd t

he n

um

era

tors

.

=

12n

5

S

implif

y.

=

12n

15 5

4n

D

ivid

e b

y 3

.

=

4n

5

Sim

plif

y.

F

ind

3x

+ 2

x -

2

-

4x

x -

2 .

3x +

2

x -

2

-

4x

x -

2 =

3x +

2 -

4x

x -

2

The c

om

mon

denom

inato

r is

x -

2.

=

2 -

x

x -

2

Subtr

act.

=

-1(x

- 2

) −

x -

2

2 -

x =

-1(x

- 2

)

=

-1(x

- 2

) −

x -

2

=

-1

1

Sim

plif

y.

=

-1

Exerc

ises

Fin

d e

ach

su

m o

r d

ifferen

ce.

1. 3

a +

4

a 7

a

2. x

2

8

+ x

8 x

2 +

x

8

3. 5

x

9

- x

9 4

x

9

4. 1

1x

15

y -

x

15y 2

x

3y

5. 2

a -

4

a -

4

+

-a

a -

4 1

6.

m +

1

2m

- 1

+ 3

m -

3

2m

- 1

2

7. y

+ 7

y +

6 -

1

y +

6 1

8. 3

y +

5

5

- 2

y

5

y +

5

5

9. x

+ 1

x -

2 +

x -

5

x -

2 2

10.

5a

3b

2 +

10

a

3b

2

5a

b2

11. x

2 +

x

x

- x

2 +

5x

x

-

4

12. 5

a +

2

a2

- 4

a +

2

a2

1

a

13. 3

x +

2

x +

2

+ x

+ 6

x +

2 4

14. a

- 4

a +

1 +

a +

6

a +

1 2

11-6

Exam

ple

1Exam

ple

2

1 1

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Gle

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lgeb

ra 1

Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n (c

on

tin

ued

)

Ad

din

g a

nd

Su

btr

acti

ng

Rati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

Ad

d a

nd

Su

btr

act

Rati

on

al

Exp

ress

ion

s w

ith

Un

like D

en

om

inato

rs

Ad

din

g

or

subtr

act

ing r

ati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

s w

ith

un

lik

e d

en

om

inato

rs i

s si

mil

ar

to a

dd

ing a

nd

su

btr

act

ing f

ract

ion

s w

ith

un

lik

e d

en

om

inato

rs.

Ad

din

g a

nd

Su

btr

acti

ng

Rati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

Ste

p 1

F

ind t

he L

CD

of

the e

xpre

ssio

ns.

Ste

p 2

C

hange e

ach e

xpre

ssio

n into

an e

quiv

ale

nt

expre

ssio

n w

ith t

he L

CD

as

the d

enom

inato

r.

Ste

p 3

A

dd o

r subtr

act

just

as w

ith e

xpre

ssio

ns w

ith lik

e d

enom

inato

rs.

Ste

p 4

S

implif

y if

necessary

.

F

ind

n +

3

n

+ 8n

- 4

4n

.

Fact

or

each

den

om

inato

r.

n

= n

4n

= 4

. n

L

CD

= 4

n

Sin

ce t

he d

en

om

inato

r of

8n

- 4

4n

is

alr

ead

y

4n

, on

ly n

+ 3

n

need

s to

be r

en

am

ed

.

n +

3

n

+ 8

n -

4

4n

= 4

(n +

3)

4n

+ 8

n -

4

4n

=

4n

+ 1

2

4n

+ 8

n -

4

4n

=

12n

+ 8

4n

=

3n

+ 2

n

F

ind

3x

x2 -

4x -

1

x -

4 .

3

x

x2 -

4x -

1

x -

4 =

3x

x(x

- 4

) -

1

x -

4

=

3

x

x(x

- 4

) -

1

x -

4 ·

x

x

=

3

x

x(x

- 4

) -

x

x(x

- 4

)

=

2

x

x(x

- 4

)

=

2

x -

4

Exerc

ises

Fin

d e

ach

su

m o

r d

ifferen

ce.

1. 1

a +

7

3a 1

0

3a

2.

1

6x +

3

8 4

+ 9

x

24

x

3. 5

9

x -

1

x2 5

x -

9

9x

2

4.

6

x2 -

3

x3 6

x -

3

x3

5.

8

4a

2 +

6

3a 2

+ 2

a

a2

6.

4

h +

1 +

2

h +

2

6h

+ 1

0

(h

+ 1

)(h

+ 2

)

7.

y

y -

3 -

3

y +

3

y

2 +

9

(y

- 3

)(y +

3)

8.

y

y -

7 -

y +

3

y2 -

4y -

21 y

- 1

y -

7

9.

a

a +

4 +

4

a -

4

a

2 +

16

(a

+ 4

)(a -

4)

10.

6

3(m

+ 1

) +

2

3(m

- 1

)

8m

- 4

3(m

+ 1

)(m

- 1

)

11.

4

x -

2y -

2

x +

2y

2x +

12y

(x +

2y)(

x -

2y)

12.

a

- 6

b

2a

2 -

5a

b +

2b

2 -

7

a -

2b

-

13a

+ b

(2a

- b

)(a

- 2

b)

13.

y +

2

y2 +

5y +

6 +

2 -

y

y2 +

y -

6 0

14.

q

q2 -

16 +

q

+ 1

q2 +

5q

+ 4

2q

- 4

(q

- 4

)(q

+ 4

)

11-6

Exam

ple

1Exam

ple

2

Facto

r th

e

denom

inato

r.

The L

CD

is

x(x

- 4

).

1 ·

x =

x

Subtr

act

num

era

tors

.

Sim

plif

y.

Answers (Lesson 11-6)

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ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Sk

ills

Practi

ce

Ad

din

g a

nd

Su

btr

acti

ng

Rati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

Fin

d e

ach

su

m o

r d

iffe

ren

ce.

1. 2

y

5

+ y

5

3y

5

2. 4

r −

9

+ 5

r −

9

r

3. t

+ 3

7

- t −

7 3

7

4. c

+ 8 −

4

- c +

6 −

4

1

2

5. x

+ 2 −

3

+ x

+ 5 −

3

2

x +

7

3

6. g

+ 2 −

4

+ g

- 8 −

4

g

- 3

2

7.

x −

x -

1 -

1 −

x -

1

1

8.

3

r −

r +

3 -

r −

r +

3

2

r −

r

+ 3

Fin

d t

he L

CM

of

ea

ch

pa

ir o

f p

oly

no

mia

ls.

9.

4x

2y,

12xy

2 1

2x

2y

2

10.

n +

2,

n -

3 (

n +

2)(

n -

3)

11. 2

r -

1,

r +

4 (

2r

- 1

)(r

+ 4

) 12.

t +

4,

4t +

16 4

(t +

4)

Fin

d e

ach

su

m o

r d

iffe

ren

ce.

13. 5

4r -

2 −

r2

5r

- 8

4r2

14.

5x −

3y

2 -

2x −

9y

15

x -

2xy

9y

2

15.

x −

x +

2 -

4 −

x -

1

x2 -

5x -

8

(x +

2)(

x -

1)

16.

d -

1 −

d -

2 -

3 −

d +

5

d

2 +

d +

1

(d -

2)(

d +

5)

17.

b −

b -

1 +

2 −

b -

4

b

2 -

2b

- 2

(b -

1)(

b -

4)

18.

k −

k -

5 +

k -

1 −

k +

5

2k

2 -

k +

5

(k -

5)(

k +

5)

19. 3

x +

15 −

x2 -

25 +

x −

x +

5

x2 -

2x +

15

(x +

5)(

x -

5)

20.

x -

3 −

x2 -

4x +

4 +

x +

2 −

x -

2

x2 +

x -

7

(x -

2)2

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ap

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39

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Practi

ce

Ad

din

g a

nd

Su

btr

acti

ng

Rati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns

Fin

d e

ach

su

m o

r d

iffe

ren

ce.

1. n

8 +

3n −

8

2. 7

u −

16 +

5u −

16

3. w

+ 9 −

9

+ w

+ 4 −

9

n

2

3u

4

2w

+ 1

3

9

4. x

- 6 −

2

- x

- 7 −

2

5. n

+ 1

4 −

5

- n

- 1

4 −

5

6

.

6 −

c -

1 -

-

2 −

c -

1

1

2

28

5

8

c -

1

7. x

- 5 −

x +

2 +

-

2 −

x +

2

8. r +

5 −

r -

5 +

2r -

1 −

r -

5

9. 4

p +

14 −

p +

4

+ 2

p +

10 −

p +

4

x -

7

x +

2

3r

+ 4

r -

5

6

Fin

d t

he L

CM

of

ea

ch

pa

ir o

f p

oly

no

mia

ls.

10. 3

a3b

2,

18a

b3

11. w

- 4

, w

+ 2

12. 5

d -

20,

d -

4

1

8a

3b

3

(w

- 4

)(w

+ 2

) 5

(d -

4)

13. 6

p +

1,

p -

1

14. x

2 +

5x +

4,

(x +

1)2

15. m

2 +

3m

- 1

0,

m2 -

4

(

6p

+ 1

)(p

- 1

) (

x +

4)(

x +

1)2

(

m +

5)(

m -

2)(

m +

2)

Fin

d e

ach

su

m o

r d

iffe

ren

ce.

16. 6

p −

5x

2 -

2p −

3x

18

p -

10

xp

15

x2

17. m

+ 4 −

m -

3 -

2 −

m -

6

m

2 -

4m

- 1

8

(m -

3)(

m -

6)

18.

y +

3 −

y2 -

16 +

3y -

2 −

y2 +

8y +

16

4y

2 -

7y +

20

(y +

4)2

(y -

4)

19.

p +

1 −

p2 +

3p

- 4

+

p −

p +

4

p

2 +

1

(p

+ 4

)(p

- 1

)

20.

t +

3 −

t2 -

3t -

10 -

4t -

8 −

t2 -

10

t +

25

21.

4y −

y2 -

y -

6 -

3y +

3 −

y2 -

4

-3t2

- 2

t +

1

(t +

2)(

t -

5)2

y

2 -

2y +

9

(y

- 3

)(y +

2)(

y -

2)

22. SER

VIC

E M

em

bers

of

the n

inth

gra

de c

lass

at

Pin

e R

idge H

igh

Sch

ool

are

org

an

izin

g

into

serv

ice g

rou

ps.

Wh

at

is t

he m

inim

um

nu

mber

of

stu

den

ts w

ho m

ust

part

icip

ate

for

all

stu

den

ts t

o b

e d

ivid

ed

in

to g

rou

ps

of

4,

6,

or

9 s

tud

en

ts w

ith

no o

ne l

eft

ou

t? 36

23. G

EO

METR

Y F

ind

an

exp

ress

ion

for

the p

eri

mete

r of

rect

an

gle

AB

CD

. U

se t

he f

orm

ula

P =

2" +

2w

.

4(4

a +

3b

) −

2a +

b

11-6

5a+

4b

2a+

bB

A

CD

3a+

2b

2a+

b

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Wo

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Pro

ble

m P

racti

ce

Rati

on

al

Exp

ressio

ns w

ith

Un

like D

en

om

inato

rs

1.TEX

AS

Of

the

254 c

oun

ties

in

Tex

as,

4 a

re l

arg

er t

han

6000 s

qu

are

mil

es.

An

oth

er 2

1 c

oun

ties

are

sm

all

er t

han

300 s

qu

are

mil

es.

Wh

at

fract

ion

of

the

cou

nti

es a

re 3

00 t

o 6000 s

qu

are

mil

es

in s

ize?

2. S

WIM

MIN

G P

ower

Poo

ls i

nst

all

s sw

imm

ing p

ools

. T

o d

eter

min

e th

e ap

pro

pri

ate

siz

e of

poo

l fo

r a y

ard

, th

ey

mea

sure

th

e le

ngth

of

the

yard

in

met

ers

an

d c

all

th

at

valu

e x.

Th

e le

ngth

an

d

wid

th o

f th

e p

ool

are

calc

ula

ted

wit

h t

he

dia

gra

m b

elow

. W

rite

an

exp

ress

ion

in

si

mp

lest

for

m f

or t

he

per

imet

er o

f a

rect

an

gu

lar

poo

l fo

r th

e giv

en v

ari

able

d

imen

sion

s.

m x 4

m2x 5

3. EG

YPTIA

N F

RA

CTIO

NS

An

cien

t E

gyp

tian

s u

sed

on

ly u

nit

fra

ctio

ns,

wh

ich

are

fra

ctio

ns

in t

he

form

1

n .

Th

eir

math

emati

cal

not

ati

on o

nly

all

owed

for

a

nu

mer

ato

r of

1.

Wh

en t

hey

nee

ded

to

exp

ress

a f

ract

ion

wit

h a

nu

mer

ato

r ot

her

th

an

1,

they

wro

te i

t as

a s

um

of

un

it f

ract

ion

s. A

n e

xam

ple

is

show

n

bel

ow.

5

6 =

1

3 +

1

2

Sim

pli

fy t

he

foll

owin

g e

xp

ress

ion

so

it i

s a s

um

of

un

it f

ract

ion

s.

5x +

6

10x

2 +

12

x +

2

x

8x

2

1

2x +

1

4x

4.IN

SU

RA

NC

E F

or a

hos

pit

al

stay,

Pau

l’s

hea

lth

in

sura

nce

pla

n r

equ

ires

him

to

pay 2 − 5

th

e co

st o

f th

e fi

rst

day i

n t

he

hos

pit

al

an

d 1 − 5

th

e co

st o

f th

e se

con

d a

nd

thir

d d

ays.

If

Pau

l’s

hos

pit

al

stay i

s 3

days

an

d c

ost

him

$420,

wh

at

was

the

full

dail

y c

ost?

5. PA

CK

AG

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ELIV

ER

Y F

red

rick

sbu

rg

Parc

el E

xp

ress

del

iver

ed a

tot

al

of

498 p

ack

ages

on

Mon

day,

Tu

esd

ay,

an

d

Wed

nes

day.

On

Tu

esd

ay,

they

del

iver

ed

7 l

ess

than

2 t

imes

th

e n

um

ber

of

pack

ages

del

iver

ed o

n M

ond

ay.

On

W

edn

esd

ay,

they

del

iver

ed t

he

aver

age

nu

mber

del

iver

ed o

n M

ond

ay a

nd

T

ues

day.

a.

Wri

te a

rati

onal

equ

ati

on t

hat

rep

rese

nts

th

e su

m o

f th

e n

um

ber

s of

pack

ages

del

iver

ed o

n M

ond

ay,

Tu

esd

ay,

an

d W

edn

esd

ay.

b.

How

man

y p

ack

ages

wer

e d

eliv

ered

on M

ond

ay?

113

11-6

13

x

10

229

254

an

sw

er:

x +

2x -

7 +

3x -

7

2

or

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Gle

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lgeb

ra 1

En

ric

hm

en

t

Su

m a

nd

Dif

fere

nce o

f A

ny T

wo

Lik

e P

ow

ers

Th

e su

m o

f an

y t

wo

lik

e p

ower

s ca

n b

e w

ritt

en a

n +

bn,

wh

ere

n i

s a p

osit

ive

inte

ger

. T

he

dif

fere

nce

of

lik

e p

ower

s is

an -

bn.

Un

der

wh

at

con

dit

ion

s are

th

ese

exp

ress

ion

s ex

act

ly

div

isib

le b

y (

a +

b)

or (

a -

b)?

Th

e an

swer

dep

end

s on

wh

eth

er n

is

an

od

d o

r ev

en n

um

ber

.

Use l

on

g d

ivis

ion

to

fin

d t

he f

oll

ow

ing

qu

oti

en

ts.

(Hint:

Writ

e

a3 +

b3 a

s a

3 +

0a

2 +

0a

+ b

3.)

Is t

he n

um

era

tor e

xa

ctl

y

div

isib

le b

y t

he d

en

om

ina

tor? W

rit

e yes o

r no.

1. a

3 +

b3

a

+ b

2.

a3 +

b3

a

- b

3.

a3 -

b3

a

+ b

4.

a3 -

b3

a

- b

yes

no

n

o

yes

5.

a4 +

b4

a

+ b

6.

a4 +

b4

a

- b

7.

a4 -

b4

a

+ b

8.

a4 -

b4

a

- b

n

o

no

yes

yes

9. a

5 +

b5

a

+ b

10.

a5 +

b5

a

- b

11.

a5 -

b5

a +

b

12.

a5 -

b5

a -

b

yes

no

n

o

yes

13. U

se t

he

wor

ds

od

d a

nd

even

to

com

ple

te t

hes

e tw

o st

ate

men

ts.

a

. a

n +

bn i

s d

ivis

ible

by a

+ b

if

n i

s ,

an

d b

y n

eith

er

a +

b n

or a

- b

if

n i

s .

b

. a

n -

bn i

s d

ivis

ible

by a

- b

if

n i

s ,

an

d b

y b

oth

a +

b a

nd

a -

b i

f n

is

.

14. D

escr

ibe

the

sign

s of

th

e te

rms

of t

he

qu

otie

nts

wh

en t

he

div

isor

is

a -

b.

T

he t

erm

s a

re a

ll p

osit

ive.

15. D

escr

ibe

the

sign

s of

th

e te

rms

of t

he

qu

otie

nt

wh

en t

he

div

isor

is

a +

b.

T

he t

erm

s a

re a

ltern

ate

ly p

osit

ive a

nd

neg

ati

ve.

11-6

od

deven

od

deven

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Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n

Mix

ed

Exp

ressio

ns a

nd

Co

mp

lex F

racti

on

s

Sim

plify

Mix

ed

Exp

ress

ion

s A

lgebra

ic e

xp

ress

ion

s su

ch a

s a

+ b

c an

d 5

+ x

+ y −

x +

3 a

re

call

ed

mix

ed

ex

pressio

ns.

Ch

an

gin

g m

ixed

exp

ress

ion

s to

rati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

s is

sim

ilar

to c

han

gin

g m

ixed

nu

mbers

to i

mp

rop

er

fract

ion

s.

S

imp

lify

5 +

2 −

n .

5 +

2 −

n =

5 ·

n −

n

+ 2

n

LC

D is n

.

=

5n

+ 2 −

n

A

dd t

he n

um

era

tors

.

Th

ere

fore

, 5 +

2 −

n =

5n

+ 2 −

n

.

S

imp

lify

2 +

3 −

n +

3 .

2 +

3 −

n +

3 =

2(n

+ 3

) −

n +

3

+

3 −

n +

3

=

2n

+ 6 −

n +

3 +

3 −

n +

3

=

2n

+ 6

+ 3 −

n +

3

=

2n

+ 9 −

n +

3

Th

ere

fore

, 2 +

3 −

n +

3 =

2n

+ 9 −

n +

3 .

Exerc

ises

Writ

e e

ach

mix

ed

ex

pressio

n a

s a

ra

tio

na

l ex

pressio

n.

1. 4 +

6 −

a 4

a +

6 −

a

2. 1

9x -

3 1

- 2

7x −

9x

3. 3

x -

1 −

x2 3

x3 -

1 −

x2

4. 4

x2 -

2 4

- 2

x2

x2

5. 10 +

60 −

x +

5

1

0x +

110 −

x +

5

6.

h −

h +

4 +

2 3

h +

8 −

h +

4

7.

y −

y -

2 +

y2

y

3 -

2y

2 +

y −

y -

2

8. 4 -

4 −

2x +

1

8x −

2x +

1

9. 1 +

1 −

x

x

+ 1 −

x

10.

4 −

m -

2 -

2m

4

- 2

m2 +

4m

m -

2

11. x

2 +

x +

2 −

x -

3

x

3 -

3x

2 +

x +

2

x -

3

12. a

- 3

+ a

- 2 −

a +

3

a

2 +

a -

11 −

a +

3

13. 4

m +

3p −

2t

8

mt +

3p −

2t

14. 2q

2 +

q −

p +

q

q

+ 2

rq2 +

2q

3

r +

q

15.

2 −

y2 -

1 -

4y

2 2

- 4

y4 +

4y

2

y2 -

1

16. t2

+ p

+ t −

p -

t

p

t2 -

t3 +

p +

t

p -

t

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Gle

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lgeb

ra 1

Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n (c

on

tin

ued

)

Mix

ed

Exp

ressio

ns a

nd

Co

mp

lex F

racti

on

s

Sim

plify

Co

mp

lex F

ract

ion

s If

a f

ract

ion

has

on

e o

r m

ore

fra

ctio

ns

in t

he n

um

era

tor

or

den

om

inato

r, i

t is

call

ed

a c

om

ple

x f

ra

cti

on

.

Sim

plify

ing

a

Co

mp

lex F

racti

on

Any c

om

ple

x f

raction a

b −

c −

b

where

b ≠

0,

c ≠

0,

and d

≠ 0

, can b

e e

xpre

ssed a

s a

d −

bc .

S

imp

lify

2 +

4 −

a −

a +

2 −

3

.

2 +

4 −

a −

a +

2 −

3

= 2

a −

a +

4 −

a −

a +

2 −

3

Fin

d t

he L

CD

for

the n

um

era

tor

and r

ew

rite

as lik

e f

ractions.

=

2a

+ 4 −

a

a +

2 −

3

Sim

plif

y t

he n

um

era

tor.

=

2a

+ 4 −

a

·

3 −

a +

2

Rew

rite

as t

he p

roduct

of

the n

um

era

tor

and t

he r

ecip

rocal of

the d

enom

inato

r.

=

2(a

+ 2

) −

a

·

3 −

a +

2

Facto

r.

=

6 −

a

Div

ide a

nd s

implif

y.

Exerc

ises

Sim

pli

fy e

ach

ex

pressio

n.

1. 2

2 −

5 −

3 3

4

1

6 −

25

2.

3 −

x −

4 −

y

3

y −

4x

3.

x −

y3 −

x3

y2

1

x2y

4. 1

- 1

x −

1 +

1 −

x

x

- 1 −

x +

1

5. 1

- 1

x −

1 -

1 −

x2

x −

x +

1

6.

1 −

x -

3 −

2 −

x2 -

9

x

+ 3 −

2

7.

x2 -

25 −

y

x3 -

5x

2

x

+ 5 −

x2y

8.

x -

12 −

x -

1 −

x -

8 −

x -

2

(x

+ 3

)(x -

2)

(x +

1)(

x +

2)

9.

3 −

y +

2 -

2 −

y -

2

1 −

y +

2 -

2 −

y -

2

y

- 1

0 −

-y -

6

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Gle

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lgeb

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Sk

ills

Practi

ce

Mix

ed

Exp

ressio

ns a

nd

Co

mp

lex F

racti

on

s

Writ

e e

ach

mix

ed

ex

pressio

n a

s a

ra

tio

na

l ex

pressio

n.

1. 6 +

4 −

h

6h

+ 4 −

h

2. 7 +

6 −

p

7p

+ 6 −

p

3. 4

b +

b −

c 4

bc +

b −

c

4. 8

q -

2q −

r 8

qr -

2q −

r

5. 2 +

4 −

d -

5

2d

- 6 −

d -

5

6. 5 -

6 −

f +

2

5f +

4 −

f +

2

7. b

2 +

12 −

b +

3

b3 +

3b

2 +

12

b +

3

8. m

-

6 −

m -

7

m2 -

7m

- 6

m -

7

9. 2

a +

a -

2 −

a

2

a2 +

a -

2 −

a

10. 4r -

r +

9 −

2r

8

r2 -

r -

9 −

2r

Sim

pli

fy e

ach

ex

pressio

n.

11.

21 −

2

43 −

4

10−

19

12.

3 2

3 −

5 2

5

55 −

81

13.

r −

n2 −

r2

n

1 −

rn

14.

a2

b3 −

a −

b

a −

b2

15. x

2y −

c −

xy

3

c2

xc −

y2

16.

r -

2 −

r +

3 −

r -

2 −

3

3 −

r +

3

17.

w +

4 −

w

w2 -

16 −

w

1 −

w -

4

18. x

2 -

1 −

x

x -

1 −

x2

x(x

+ 1

) 19.

b2 -

4 −

b2 +

7b

+ 1

0

b -

2

1 −

b +

5

20. k

2 +

5k

+ 6 −

k2 -

9

k +

2

1 −

k -

3

21. g

+

12 −

g +

8 −

g +

6

g

+ 2 −

g +

8

22. p

+

9 −

p -

6 −

p -

3

p

- 3 −

p -

6

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ap

ter

11

45

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Practi

ce

Mix

ed

Exp

ressio

ns a

nd

Co

mp

lex F

racti

on

s

Writ

e e

ach

mix

ed

ex

pressio

n a

s a

ra

tio

na

l ex

pressio

n.

1. 14 -

9 −

u

2. 7

d +

4d −

c

3. 3

n +

6 -

n −

n

14u

- 9 −

u

7d

c +

4d −

c

3n

2 -

n +

6 −

n

4. 5

b -

b +

3 −

2b

5. 3 +

t +

5 −

t2 -

1

6. 2

a +

a -

1 −

a +

1

10b

2 -

b -

3

2b

3t2

+ t

+ 2 −

t2 -

1

2a

2 +

3a

- 1

a +

1

7. 2

p +

p +

1 −

p -

3

8. 4

n2 +

n

- 1 −

n2 -

1

9. (t

+ 1

) +

4 −

t +

5

2p

2 -

5p

+ 1

p -

3

4n

3 +

4n

2 +

1

n +

1

t2 +

6t +

9 −

t +

5

Sim

pli

fy e

ach

ex

pressio

n.

10.

3 2

5 −

2 5

6

6 −

5

11.

m2

6p −

3m −

p2

m

p −

18

12.

x2 -

y2

x2

x +

y −

3x

3

(x -

y) −

x

13. a

- 4 −

a2

a2 -

16 −

a

1 −

a(a

+ 4

) 14.

q2 -

7q +

12

q2 -

16

q -

3

1 −

q +

4

15.

k

2 +

6k −

k2 +

4k -

5

k

- 8 −

k2 -

9k +

8

k

(k +

6) −

k +

5

16.

b2 +

b -

12 −

b2 +

3b -

4 −

b -

3 −

b2 -

b

b

17.

g -

10 −

g +

9

g -

5 −

g +

4

(g +

10)(

g +

4)

(g +

9)(

g +

5)

18.

y +

6 −

y -

7 −

y -

7 −

y +

6

(y

- 6

)(y +

6)

(y -

7)(

y +

7)

19

. TR

AV

EL

R

ay a

nd

Jan

are

on

a 1

2 1

2 -h

ou

r d

rive f

rom

Sp

rin

gfi

eld

, M

isso

uri

, to

Ch

icago,

Illi

nois

. T

hey s

top

for

a b

reak

every

3 1

4 h

ou

rs.

a.

Wri

te a

n e

xp

ress

ion

to m

od

el

this

sit

uati

on

. 1

2 1

2 −

3 1

4

b.

How

man

y s

top

s w

ill

Ray a

nd

Jan

mak

e b

efo

re a

rriv

ing i

n C

hic

ago?

3

20. C

AR

PEN

TR

Y T

ai

need

s se

vera

l 2 1

4 -in

ch w

ood

en

rod

s to

rein

forc

e t

he f

ram

e o

n a

fu

ton

.

Sh

e c

an

cu

t th

e r

od

s fr

om

a 2

4 1

2 -in

ch d

ow

el

pu

rch

ase

d f

rom

a h

ard

ware

sto

re.

How

man

y

wood

en

rod

s ca

n s

he c

ut

from

th

e d

ow

el?

10

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lgeb

ra 1

1.C

YC

LIN

G N

ata

lie r

od

e i

n a

bic

ycl

e e

ven

t

for

chari

ty o

n S

atu

rday.

It t

ook

her

2 − 3 o

f

an

hou

r to

com

ple

te t

he 1

8-m

ile r

ace

.W

hat

was

her

avera

ge s

peed

in

mil

es

per

hou

r? 27 m

ph

2. Q

UIL

TIN

G M

rs.

Tan

tora

sew

s an

d s

ell

s

Am

ish

baby q

uil

ts.

Sh

e b

ou

gh

t 42 3

4 y

ard

s

of

back

ing f

abri

c, a

nd

2 1

4 y

ard

s are

need

ed

for

each

qu

ilt

she s

ew

s. H

ow

m

an

y q

uil

ts c

an

sh

e m

ak

e w

ith

th

e

back

ing f

abri

c sh

e b

ou

gh

t?

3. T

RA

VE

L T

he F

ran

z f

am

ily t

ravele

d f

rom

G

alv

est

on

to W

aco

for

a f

am

ily r

eu

nio

n.

Dri

vin

g t

heir

van

, th

ey a

vera

ged

30

mil

es

per

hou

r on

th

e w

ay t

o W

aco

an

d

45 m

iles

per

hou

r on

th

e r

etu

rn t

rip

h

om

e t

o G

alv

est

on

. W

hat

is t

heir

avera

ge

rate

for

the e

nti

re t

rip

? (H

int:

Rem

em

ber

that

avera

ge r

ate

equ

als

tota

l d

ista

nce

d

ivid

ed

by t

ota

l ti

me a

nd

th

at

tim

e c

an

be r

ep

rese

nte

d a

s a r

ati

o o

f d

ista

nce

x t

o r

ate

.) 36 m

ph

4. PH

YSIC

AL S

CIE

NC

E T

he v

olu

me o

f a

gas

vari

es

dir

ect

ly a

s th

e K

elv

in

tem

pera

ture

T a

nd

in

vers

ely

as

the

pre

ssu

re P

, w

here

k i

s th

e c

on

stan

t of

vari

ati

on

.

V

= k

( T

P )

If

k =

13

157 , f

ind

th

e v

olu

me i

n l

iters

of

heli

um

gas

at

273 d

egre

es

Kelv

in a

nd

13

3

atm

osp

here

s of

pre

ssu

re.

Rou

nd

you

r an

swer

to t

he n

eare

st h

un

dre

dth

.

5.2

2 L

5.SA

FETY

T

he O

ccu

pati

on

al

Safe

ty a

nd

H

ealt

h A

dm

inis

trati

on

pro

vid

es

safe

ty

stan

dard

s in

th

e w

ork

pla

ce t

o k

eep

w

ork

ers

fre

e f

rom

dan

gero

us

work

ing

con

dit

ion

s. O

SH

A r

eco

mm

en

ds

that

for

gen

era

l co

nst

ruct

ion

th

ere

be 5

foot-

can

dle

s of

illu

min

ati

on

in

wh

ich

to w

ork

. A

fore

man

usi

ng a

lig

ht

mete

r fi

nd

s th

at

the i

llu

min

ati

on

of

a c

on

stru

ctio

n l

igh

t on

a s

urf

ace

8 f

eet

from

th

e s

ou

rce i

s 11 f

oot-

can

dle

s. T

he i

llu

min

ati

on

p

rod

uce

d b

y a

lig

ht

sou

rce v

ari

es

invers

ely

as

the s

qu

are

of

the d

ista

nce

fr

om

th

e s

ou

rce.

I is

ill

um

inati

on

(in

foot-

can

dle

s).

I

=

k

d2

d i

s th

e d

ista

nce

fro

m t

he s

ou

rce

(in

feet)

.

k i

s a c

on

stan

t.

a.

Fin

d t

he i

llu

min

ati

on

of

the s

am

e

ligh

t at

a d

ista

nce

of

15 3

4 f

eet.

Rou

nd

you

r an

swer

to t

he n

eare

st h

un

dre

dth

.

2.8

4 f

oo

t-can

dle

s

b.

Is t

here

en

ou

gh

ill

um

inati

on

at

this

d

ista

nce

to m

eet

OS

HA

requ

irem

en

ts

for

ligh

tin

g?

n

o

c.

In o

rder

to c

om

ply

wit

h O

SH

A,

wh

at

is t

he m

axim

um

all

ow

able

work

ing

dis

tan

ce f

rom

th

is l

igh

t so

urc

e?

Rou

nd

you

r d

eci

mal

an

swer

to n

eare

st t

en

th.

11.9

ft

Wo

rd

Pro

ble

m P

racti

ce

Mix

ed

Exp

ressio

ns a

nd

Co

mp

lex F

racti

on

s

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Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

En

ric

hm

en

t

Co

nti

nu

ed

Fra

cti

on

s

Con

tin

ued

fra

ctio

ns

are

a s

peci

al

typ

e o

f co

mp

lex f

ract

ion

. E

ach

fra

ctio

n i

n a

con

tin

ued

fr

act

ion

has

a n

um

era

tor

of

1.

1 +

1

2 +

1

3 +

1

4

Ev

alu

ate

th

e c

on

tin

ued

fra

cti

on

ab

ov

e.

Sta

rt

at

the b

ott

om

an

d

wo

rk

yo

ur w

ay

up

.

Ste

p 1

3 +

1

4 =

12

4

+ 1

4 =

13

4

Ste

p 2

1

13 =

4

13

Ste

p 3

2 +

4

13 =

26

13 +

4

13 =

30

13

Ste

p 4

1

3

0

13 =

13

30

Ste

p 5

1 +

13

30 =

1 1

3

30

Ch

an

ge 1

3

7

into

a

co

nti

nu

ed

fra

cti

on

.

Ste

p 1

13

7

= 7

7 +

6

7 =

1 +

6

7

Ste

p 2

6

7 =

1

7

Ste

p 3

7

6 =

1 +

1

6

Sto

p,

because t

he n

um

era

tor

is 1

.

Thus,

13

7

can b

e w

ritten a

s 1

+

1

1 +

1

6

11-7

Exam

ple

1Exam

ple

2

Ev

alu

ate

ea

ch

co

nti

nu

ed

fra

cti

on

.

1. 0 +

1

2 +

1

4 +

1

6 +

1

8

2. 0 +

1

1 +

1

2

+ 1

6

3. 3 +

1

1 +

1

1 +

1

1

+ 1

2

4. 1 +

1

3 +

1

5

+ 1

7

Ch

an

ge e

ach

fra

cti

on

in

to a

co

nti

nu

ed

fra

cti

on

.

5.

71

26

2 +

1

1 +

1

2 +

1

1 +

1

2 +

1

2

6.

9

56 0 +

1

6 +

1

4 +

1

2

7.

4626

2065

2 +

1

4 +

1

6 +

1

8 +

1

10

204

457

13

19

3

5

8

1 3

6

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Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n

Rati

on

al

Fu

ncti

on

s a

nd

Eq

uati

on

s

So

lve R

ati

on

al

Eq

uati

on

s R

ati

on

al

eq

ua

tio

ns a

re e

qu

ati

on

s th

at

con

tain

rati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

s. T

o s

olv

e e

qu

ati

on

s co

nta

inin

g r

ati

on

al

exp

ress

ion

s, m

ult

iply

each

sid

e o

f th

e

equ

ati

on

by t

he l

east

com

mon

den

om

inato

r.

Rati

on

al

equ

ati

on

s ca

n b

e u

sed

to s

olv

e w

ork

pro

ble

ms a

nd r

ate

pro

ble

ms.

Exerc

ises

So

lve e

ach

eq

ua

tio

n.

Sta

te a

ny

ex

tra

neo

us s

olu

tio

ns.

1. x

- 5 −

5

+ x

4 =

8 20

2. 3

x =

6 −

x +

1 1

3. x

- 1 −

5

= 2

x -

2 −

15

1

4.

8 −

n -

1 =

10 −

n +

1 9

5. t

-

4 −

t +

3 =

t +

3 -

4 1

3

6. m

+ 4 −

m

+ m

3 =

m −

3

-4;

7. q

+ 4 −

q -

1 +

q −

q +

1 =

2

- 3

2

8. 5

- 2

x −

2

- 4

x +

3 −

6

= 7

x +

2 −

6

1

0

17

9. m

+ 1 −

m -

1 -

m −

1 -

m =

1

-2

10. x

2 -

9 −

x -

3 +

x2 =

9

-3 o

r 2

11.

2 −

x 2 -

36 -

1 −

x -

6 =

0

-4;

6 i

s

12.

4z −

z 2 +

4z +

3 =

6 −

z +

3 +

4 −

z +

1

-3 i

s

extr

an

eo

us

extr

an

eo

us

13.

4 −

4 -

p -

p

2

p -

4 =

4

-6,

2

14. x

2 -

16 −

x -

4 +

x 2 =

16

-4,

3;

4 i

s

extr

an

eo

us

S

olv

e x

- 3

3

+ x

2 =

4.

x

- 3 −

3

+ x

2 =

4

6 ( x

- 3 −

3

+ x

2 ) =

6(4

) T

he L

CD

is 6

.

2(x

- 3

) +

3x =

24

D

istr

ibutive P

ropert

y

2

x -

6 +

3x =

24

D

istr

ibutive P

ropert

y

5

x =

30

Sim

plif

y.

x =

6

Div

ide e

ach s

ide b

y 5

.

Th

e s

olu

tion

is

6.

S

olv

e

15

x 2 -

1

=

5

2(x

- 1

) . S

tate

an

y e

xtr

an

eo

us s

olu

tio

ns.

15 −

x 2 -

1 =

5 −

2(x

- 1

) O

rigin

al equation

30(x

- 1

) =

5(x

2 -

1)

Cro

ss m

ultip

ly.

30x -

30 =

5x

2 -

5

Dis

trib

utive P

ropert

y

0 =

5x

2 -

30

x +

30

- 5

A

dd -

30x +

30 t

o

each s

ide.

0 =

5x

2 -

30

x +

25

S

implif

y.

0 =

5(x

2 -

6x +

5)

Facto

r.

0 =

5(x

- 1

)(x -

5)

Facto

r.

x =

1 or

x =

5

Zero

Pro

duct

Pro

pert

y

Th

e n

um

ber

1 i

s an

extr

an

eou

s so

luti

on

, si

nce

1

is a

n e

xcl

ud

ed

valu

e f

or

x.

So,

5 i

s th

e s

olu

tion

of

the e

qu

ati

on

.

11-8

Exam

ple

1Exam

ple

2

extr

an

eo

us

0 i

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ter

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49

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Stu

dy

Gu

ide a

nd

In

terv

en

tio

n (c

on

tin

ued

)

Fu

ncti

on

s a

nd

Rati

on

al

Eq

uati

on

s

Use

Rati

on

al

Eq

uati

on

s to

So

lve P

rob

lem

s R

ati

on

al

equ

ati

on

can

be u

sed

to

solv

e w

ork

pro

ble

ms a

nd

ra

te p

ro

ble

ms.

11-8

W

OR

K P

RO

BLE

M M

arla

ca

n p

ain

t P

ercy

’s k

itch

en

in

3 h

ou

rs.

Percy

ca

n p

ain

t it

in

2 h

ou

rs.

Wo

rk

ing

to

geth

er,

ho

w l

on

g w

ill

it t

ak

e M

arla

an

d P

ercy

to

p

ain

t th

e k

itch

en

?

In t

hou

rs,

Marl

a c

om

ple

tes

t ·

1 −

3 o

f th

e j

ob a

nd

Perc

y c

om

ple

tes

t ·

1 −

2 o

f th

e j

ob.

So a

n

equ

ati

on

for

com

ple

tin

g t

he w

hole

job i

s t −

3 +

t −

2 =

1.

t −

3 +

t −

2 =

1

2t +

3t =

6

Multip

ly e

ach t

erm

by 6

.

5

t =

6

Add lik

e t

erm

s.

t =

6 −

5

Solv

e.

So i

t w

ill

tak

e M

arl

a a

nd

Perc

y 1

1 −

5 h

ou

rs t

o p

ain

t th

e r

oom

if

they w

ork

togeth

er.

Exam

ple

Exerc

ises

1. G

REETIN

G C

AR

DS

It

tak

es

Ken

esh

a 4

5 m

inu

tes

to p

rep

are

20 g

reeti

ng c

ard

s. I

t ta

kes

Pau

la 3

0 m

inu

tes

to p

rep

are

th

e s

am

e n

um

ber

of

card

s. W

ork

ing t

ogeth

er

at

this

rate

, h

ow

lon

g w

ill

it t

ak

e t

hem

to p

rep

are

th

e c

ard

s?

2. B

OA

TIN

G A

moto

rboat

wen

t u

pst

ream

at

15 m

iles

per

hou

r an

d r

etu

rned

dow

nst

ream

at

20 m

iles

per

hou

r. H

ow

far

did

th

e b

oat

travel

on

e w

ay i

f th

e r

ou

nd

tri

p t

ook

3.5

hou

rs?

30 m

i

3. FLO

OR

ING

M

aya a

nd

Regin

ald

are

in

stall

ing h

ard

wood

flo

ori

ng.

Maya c

an

in

stall

fl

oori

ng i

n a

room

in

4 h

ou

rs.

Regin

ald

can

in

stall

flo

ori

ng i

n a

room

in

3 h

ou

rs.

How

lo

ng w

ou

ld i

t ta

ke t

hem

if

they w

ork

ed

togeth

er?

4. B

ICY

CLIN

G S

tefa

n i

s bic

yli

ng o

n a

bik

e t

rail

at

an

avera

ge o

f 10 m

iles

per

hou

r. E

rik

st

art

s bic

ycl

ing o

n t

he s

am

e t

rail

30 m

inu

tes

late

r. I

f E

rik

avera

ges

16 m

iles

per

hou

r,

how

lon

g w

ill

it t

ak

e h

im t

o p

ass

Ste

fan

? 50 m

in

12

7

h o

r ab

ou

t 1.7

1 h

ou

rs

18 m

in

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ap

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11

50

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Sk

ills

Practi

ce

Rati

on

al

Fu

ncti

on

s a

nd

Eq

uati

on

s

So

lve e

ach

eq

ua

tio

n.

Sta

te a

ny

ex

tra

neo

us s

olu

tio

ns.

1.

5

c =

2

c +

3 -

5

2.

3

q =

5

q+

4 6

3.

7

m +

1 =

12

m +

2

2

5

4.

3

x +

2 =

5

x +

8 7

5.

y

y -

2 =

y +

1

y -

5

1 −

2

6. b

- 2

b

= b

+ 4

b +

2 -

1

7. 3

m

2 -

1

4 =

10m

8

1

8. 7

g

9

+ 1

3 =

5g

6

6

9. 2

a +

5

6

- 2

a

3

= -

1

2 4

10. n

- 3

10

+ n

- 5

5

= 1

2 6

11. c

+ 2

c +

c +

3

c =

7 1

12. 3

b -

4

b

- b

- 7

b

= 1

-

3

13. m

- 4

m

- m

– 1

1

m +

4

=

1

m 2

14.

f +

2

f -

f +

1

f +

5 =

1

f -

1

15. r

+ 3

r -

1 -

r

r -

3 =

0 9

16.

u +

1

u -

2 -

u

u +

1 =

0 - 1

4

17.

- 2

x +

1 +

2

x =

1 -

2,

1

18.

5

m –

4 -

m

2m

– 8

= 1

6

19. A

CTIV

ISM

M

au

ry a

nd

Tyra

are

mak

ing p

hon

e c

all

s to

sta

te r

ep

rese

nta

tives’

off

ices

to

lobby f

or

an

iss

ue.

Mau

ry c

an

call

all

120 s

tate

rep

rese

nta

tives

in 1

0 h

ou

rs.

Tyra

can

call

all

120 s

tate

rep

rese

nta

tives

in 8

hou

rs.

How

lon

g w

ou

ld i

t ta

ke t

hem

to c

all

all

120 s

tate

rep

rese

nta

tives

togeth

er?

4 4

9 h

r

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Practi

ce

Rati

on

al

Fu

ncti

on

s a

nd

Eq

uati

on

s

So

lve e

ach

eq

ua

tio

n.

Sta

te a

ny

ex

tra

neo

us s

olu

tio

ns.

1.

5

n +

2 =

7

n +

6

2.

x

x -

5 =

x +

4

x -

6

3. k

+ 5

k

= k

- 1

k +

9

8

4

-

3

4.

2h

h -

1 =

2h

+ 1

h +

2

5. 4

y

3

+ 1

2 =

5y

6

6. y

- 2

4

- y

+ 2

5

= -

1

- 1

5

-1

-2

7. 2

q -

1

6

- q

3 =

q +

4

18

8.

5

p -

1 -

3

p +

2 =

0

9.

3t

3t

- 3

-

1

9t

+ 3

= 1

-

7

- 1

3 −

2

- 1

2

10.

4x

2x +

1 -

2

x

2x +

3 =

1

11. d

- 3

d

- d

- 4

d -

2 =

1

d

12. 3

y -

2

y -

2

+

y 2

2 -

y =

-3

3 −

2

4

4;

extr

an

eo

us:

2

13.

2

m +

2 -

m +

2

m -

2 =

7

3

14. n

+ 2

n

+ n

+ 5

n +

3 =

- 1

n

15.

1

z +

1 -

6 -

z

6z

= 0

-

1,

2 −

5

- 9

5 , -

1

-3,

2

16.

2p

p -

2 +

p

+ 2

p 2 -

4 =

1

17. x

+ 7

x 2 -

9 -

x

x +

3 =

1

18.

2n

n -

4 -

n

+ 6

n 2 -

16 =

1

-

3;

extr

an

eo

us: -

2

-2,

4

-5, -

2

19. P

UB

LIS

HIN

G T

race

y a

nd

Ala

n p

ubli

sh a

10-p

age i

nd

ep

en

den

t n

ew

spap

er

on

ce a

mon

th.

At

pro

du

ctio

n,

Ala

n u

suall

y s

pen

ds

6 h

ou

rs o

n t

he l

ayou

t of

the p

ap

er.

Wh

en

Tra

cey

help

s, l

ayou

t ta

kes

3 h

ou

rs a

nd

20 m

inu

tes.

a.

Wri

te a

n e

qu

ati

on

th

at

cou

ld b

e u

sed

to d

ete

rmin

e h

ow

lon

g i

t w

ou

ld t

ak

e T

race

y t

o

do t

he l

ayou

t by h

ers

elf

.

b.

How

lon

g w

ou

ld i

t ta

ke T

race

y t

o d

o t

he j

ob a

lon

e?

7 h

30 m

in

20. T

RA

VE

L E

mil

io m

ad

e a

rran

gem

en

ts t

o h

ave L

yn

da p

ick

him

up

fro

m a

n a

uto

rep

air

shop

aft

er

he d

rop

ped

his

car

off

. H

e c

all

ed

Lyn

da t

o t

ell

her

he w

ou

ld s

tart

walk

ing a

nd

to l

ook

for

him

on

th

e w

ay.

Em

ilio

an

d L

yn

da l

ive 1

0 m

iles

from

th

e a

uto

sh

op

. It

tak

es

Em

ilio

2 1

4 h

ou

rs t

o w

alk

th

e d

ista

nce

an

d L

yn

da 1

5 m

inu

tes

to d

rive t

he d

ista

nce

.

a.

If E

mil

io a

nd

Lyn

da l

eave a

t th

e s

am

e t

ime,

wh

en

sh

ou

ld L

yn

da e

xp

ect

to s

pot

Em

ilio

on

th

e r

oad

?

b.

How

far

wil

l E

mil

io h

ave w

alk

ed

wh

en

Lyn

da p

ick

s h

im u

p?

1 m

i

11-8

Ch

ap

ter

11

51

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Sam

ple

an

sw

er:

1 −

6 ( 1

0

3 )

+ 1

t ( 1

0

3 )

= 1

in 1

3 1

2 m

in

Answers (Lesson 11-8)

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gh

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isio

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52

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

Wo

rd

Pro

ble

m P

racti

ce

Rati

on

al

Fu

ncti

on

s a

nd

Eq

uati

on

s

1. ELEC

TR

ICIT

Y T

he c

urr

en

t in

a s

imp

le

ele

ctri

c ci

rcu

it v

ari

es

invers

ely

as

the

resi

stan

ce.

If t

he c

urr

en

t is

20 a

mp

s w

hen

th

e r

esi

stan

ce i

s 5 o

hm

s, f

ind

th

e

curr

en

t w

hen

th

e r

esi

stan

ce i

s 8 o

hm

s.

12.5

am

ps

2. M

ASO

NR

Y S

am

an

d B

ela

i are

maso

ns

wh

o a

re w

ork

ing t

o b

uil

d a

sto

ne w

all

th

at

wil

l be 1

20 f

eet

lon

g.

Sam

work

s fr

om

on

e e

nd

an

d i

s able

to b

uil

d o

ne

ten

-foot

sect

ion

in

5 h

ou

rs.

Bela

i w

ork

s fr

om

th

e o

ther

en

d a

nd

is

able

to f

inis

h

a t

en

-foot

sect

ion

in

4 h

ou

rs.

How

lon

g

wil

l it

tak

e S

am

an

d B

ela

i to

fin

ish

bu

ild

ing t

he w

all

?

26 h

ou

rs a

nd

40 m

inu

tes

3. N

UM

BER

S T

he f

orm

ula

to f

ind

th

e s

um

of

the f

irst

n w

hole

nu

mbers

is

sum

= n

2 +

n −

2

. In

ord

er

to e

nco

ura

ge

stu

den

ts t

o s

how

up

earl

y t

o a

sch

ool

dan

ce,

the d

an

ce c

om

mit

tee d

eci

des

to

charg

e l

ess

for

those

wh

o c

om

e t

o t

he

dan

ce e

arl

y.

Th

eir

pla

n i

s to

ch

arg

e t

he

firs

t st

ud

en

t to

arr

ive 1

pen

ny.

Th

e

seco

nd

stu

den

t th

rou

gh

th

e d

oor

is

charg

ed

2 p

en

nie

s; t

he t

hir

d s

tud

en

t th

rou

gh

th

e d

oor

is c

harg

ed

3 p

en

nie

s,

an

d s

o o

n.

How

mu

ch m

on

ey,

in t

ota

l,

wou

ld p

aid

by t

he f

irst

150 s

tud

en

ts?

11,3

25 p

en

nie

s o

r $113.2

5

4. N

AU

TIC

AL A

ferr

y c

ap

tain

keep

s tr

ack

of

the p

rogre

ss o

f h

is s

hip

in

th

e s

hip

’s

log.

On

e d

ay,

he r

eco

rds

the f

oll

ow

ing

en

try.

Wit

h t

he

rece

nt

spri

ng s

now

mel

t, t

he

curr

ent

is r

un

nin

g s

tron

g t

od

ay.

Th

e

six-m

ile

trip

dow

nst

rea

m t

o W

hyte

’s

lan

din

g w

as

ver

y q

uic

k.

How

ever

, w

e

on

ly c

over

ed t

wo m

iles

in

th

e sa

me

am

ou

nt

of

tim

e w

hen

we

hea

ded

ba

ck u

pst

rea

m.

Wri

te a

rati

on

al

equ

ati

on

usi

ng b

for

the

speed

of

the b

oat

an

d c

for

the s

peed

of

the s

tream

an

d s

olv

e f

or

b i

n t

erm

s of

c.

6

b +

c =

2

b -

c ;

b =

2c

5. H

EA

LTH

CA

RE

T

he t

ota

l n

um

ber

of

Am

eri

can

s w

ait

ing f

or

kid

ney a

nd

heart

tr

an

spla

nts

is

ap

pro

xim

ate

ly 6

6,5

00.

Th

e

rati

o o

f th

ose

aw

ait

ing a

kid

ney

tran

spla

nt

to t

hose

aw

ait

ing a

heart

tr

an

spla

nt

is a

bou

t 20 t

o 1

.

a. H

ow

man

y p

eop

le a

re o

n e

ach

of

the

wait

ing l

ists

? R

ou

nd

you

r an

swers

to

the n

eare

st h

un

dre

d.

kid

ney:

63,3

00;

heart

: 3200

b. T

hese

tw

o g

rou

ps

mak

e u

p a

bou

t 3

4 o

f

the t

ran

spla

nt

can

did

ate

s fo

r all

org

an

s. A

bou

t h

ow

man

y o

rgan

tr

an

spla

nt

can

did

ate

s are

th

ere

alt

ogeth

er?

Rou

nd

you

r an

swer

to t

he

neare

st t

hou

san

d.

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00

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Ch

ap

ter

11

53

Gle

ncoe A

lgeb

ra 1

En

ric

hm

en

t

Win

nin

g D

ista

nces

In 1

999,

Hic

ham

El

Gu

err

ou

j se

t a w

orl

d r

eco

rd f

or

the m

ile r

un

wit

h

a t

ime o

f 3:4

3.1

3 (

3 m

in 4

3.1

3 s

). I

n 1

954,

Roger

Ban

nis

ter

ran

th

e

firs

t m

ile u

nd

er

4 m

inu

tes

at

3:5

9.4

. H

ad

th

ey r

un

th

ose

tim

es

in t

he

sam

e r

ace

, h

ow

far

in f

ron

t of

Ban

nis

ter

wou

ld E

l G

uerr

ou

j h

ave b

een

at

the f

inis

h?

Use

d −

t =

r.

Sin

ce 3

min

43.1

3 s

= 2

23.1

3 s

, an

d 3

min

59.4

s =

239.4

s,

El

Gu

err

ou

j’s

rate

was

5280 f

t −

223.1

3 s

an

d B

an

nis

ter’

s ra

te w

as

5280 f

t −

239.4

s .

rt

d

El G

uerr

ouj

5280 −

223.1

3

223.1

35280 f

eet

Bannis

ter

5280 −

239.4

223.1

3 5

280 −

239.4

. 2

23.1

3 o

r 4921.2

feet

Th

ere

fore

, w

hen

El

Gu

err

ou

j h

it t

he t

ap

e,

he w

ou

ld b

e 5

280 -

4921.2

, or

358.8

feet,

ah

ead

of

Ban

nis

ter.

Let’

s se

e w

heth

er

we c

an

develo

p a

fo

rmu

la f

or

this

typ

e o

f p

roble

m.

L

et

D =

th

e d

ista

nce

race

d,

W

= t

he w

inn

er’

s ti

me,

an

d L

= t

he l

ose

r’s

tim

e.

Foll

ow

ing t

he s

am

e p

att

ern

, you

obta

in t

he r

esu

lts

show

n

in t

he t

able

at

the r

igh

t.

Th

e w

inn

ing d

ista

nce

wil

l be D

- D

W −

L .

1. S

how

th

at

the e

xp

ress

ion

for

the w

inn

ing d

ista

nce

is

equ

ivale

nt

to D

(L -

W) −

L

.

D

- D

W

L

= D

L

L

- D

W

L

= D

L -

DW

L

=

D(L

- W

) −

L

Use t

he f

orm

ula

win

nin

g d

ista

nce =

D(L

-

W)

L

to

fin

d t

he w

inn

ing

dis

tan

ce t

o t

he n

ea

rest

ten

th f

or e

ach

of

the f

oll

ow

ing

Oly

mp

ic r

aces.

2. w

om

en

’s 4

00 m

ete

r re

lay:

Can

ad

a 4

8.4

s (

1928);

East

Germ

an

y 4

1.6

s (

1980)

56.2

mete

rs

3. m

en

’s 2

00 m

ete

r fr

eest

yle

sw

imm

ing:

Yevgen

y S

ad

ovyi

1 m

in 4

6.7

0 s

(1992);

Mic

hael

Gro

ss 1

min

47.4

4 s

(1984)

1.4

mete

rs

4. m

en

’s 5

0,0

00 m

ete

r w

alk

: V

yach

esl

av I

van

en

ko 3

h 3

8 m

in 2

9 s

(1988);

Hart

wig

Gau

ter

3 h

49 m

in 2

4 s

(1980)

2379.4

mete

rs

5. w

om

en

’s 4

00 m

ete

r fr

eest

yle

rela

y:

Un

ited

Sta

tes

3 m

in 3

9.2

9 s

(1996);

East

Germ

an

y 3

min

42.7

1 s

(1980)

6.1

mete

rs

11-8

rt

d

Win

ner

D −

W

w D

W ·

W =

D

Loser

D −

L

w D

L ·

W =

DW −

L

Answers (Lesson 11-8)

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