Stage 9 · Rational Expressions & Equations

9.1.5 Describing Quantities with Rational Expressions

9.1 From Polynomials to Fractions: Meeting the Rational Expression

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9.1.5 Describing Quantities with Rational Expressions

Core idea

Distance divided by speed gives time — turn a real situation into an expression with a letter in the denominator and write the rational expression.

Module goal. Extend last stage's factoring to expressions with letters in the denominator, building the idea of a rational expression and the condition for it to make sense.
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