Rational Expressions Unit Plan
Simplifying Rational Expressions
Achievement Indicators:
1.1 Compare the strategies for writing equivalent forms of rational expressions to writing equivalent forms of rational numbers.
1.2 Explain why a given value is non-permissible for a given rational expression.
1.3 Determine the non-permissible values for a rational expression.
1.4 Determine a rational expression that is equivalent to a given rational expression by multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same factor (limited to a monomial or a binomial), and state the non-permissible values of the equivalent rational expression.
1.5 Simplify a rational expression.
1.6 Explain why the non-permissible values of a given rational expression and its simplified form are the same.
1.7 Identify and correct errors in a given simplification of a rational expression, and explain the reasoning.
1.2 Explain why a given value is non-permissible for a given rational expression.
1.3 Determine the non-permissible values for a rational expression.
1.4 Determine a rational expression that is equivalent to a given rational expression by multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same factor (limited to a monomial or a binomial), and state the non-permissible values of the equivalent rational expression.
1.5 Simplify a rational expression.
1.6 Explain why the non-permissible values of a given rational expression and its simplified form are the same.
1.7 Identify and correct errors in a given simplification of a rational expression, and explain the reasoning.
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Additional Resources:
Notes on Simplifying Rational Expressions
Notes on Simplifying Rational Expression -- Barry