Pre-Calculus 11 Chapter 6 – Rational Expressions and Equations

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1. Simplify and determine the NPV.

35a 2b3c 4 12  3m
a) b)
40abc 7 20  5m

6 x2  8x m 2  2mn  3n 2
c) d)
4x 3m 2  9mn

a 2  10ab  24b 2 2 x3  28 x 2  102 x

e) f)
a 2  36b 2 18 x  2 x3

2. Simplify and determine the NPV.

 2m  2 x 2  3x  20 2 x 2  15 x  18
2
10m 15m 
a)   b)
5n 8n  4n 2 2 x 2  5 x  12 2 x 2  7 x  30


 x  4 NPV : x  4,
5 3
16m 2 , ,6
 NPV : m  0, n  0  x  4 2 2
15
 2x 1 
3x 3y2  3y
2y 5
x 1 y 1
x 2 y 1
c) 3x  d) 3 y 1 
x 1 y 1

9a 2  42ab  49b 2 4a 2  25b 2 2a  5b

e)  2  2
2a  13ab  20b 9a  49b 3a  19ab  28b 2
2 2 2

2 x 2  5 xy  2 y 2 x 2  9 y 2 3x 2  11xy  6 y 2
f)  
3x 2  8 xy  3 y 2 x 2  4 y 2 2 x 2  3xy  2 y 2
3. Simplify and state all NPVs.
6 x  11y 3x  16 y 2x  3y2 5x2  2 y
a)  b) 3
9x 6y 8 xy 6x2

7x 4x 3a  2 5a  4
c)  2 d) 
x  x  12 x  2 x  3
2
a  10a  21 15  2a  a 2
2

5m  25 2m  5 3x  y x  2y 2x  y
e)  2 f)  2  2
2m  13m  15 m  4
2 2 x  11xy  21y
2 2
2 x  11xy  12 y 2
x  3 xy  28 y 2
4. Solve.
x  15 2 x  1 2x 1 4x  3
a)   b) 
5 x 5 3x  2 6 x  5

c)
1

4
1 9x2 4x x
x  2 2x 1 d)  
x  25 x  5 x  5
2

1 3x  2 3x  1 1
e) x   4 f)  
x4 2x 1 x 1 3
5. The average speed of an airplane is five times as fast as the average speed of a passenger
train. To travel 2000km, the bus requires 20 hours more than the plane. Determine the
average speeds of the train and the plane.

6. The average speed of an express train is 40 km/h faster than the average speed of a bus. To
travel 1200km, the bus requires 50% more time than the train. Determine the average
speeds of the train and the bus.
7. Each week, Angela flies her small plane 500 km from Lethbridge to Moose Jaw. After a brief
stopover, she returns to Lethbridge. On both trips, the air speed is 180 km/h. On the flight
out there is a constant 20 km/h tail wind, and on the return trip a constant head wind of the
same speed. Calculate the time needed for a round trip.