Rational Expressions

 

FIU has online movies to help with this topic on this page. You must have QuickTime Player, a free download, installed on your computer.

 

For a slower progression through the subject of rational expressions, you may watch the 5 movies below.

Simplifying Rational Expressions is movie 6.23 on this page.
Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions is movie 5.15 on this page.
Multiplying Rational Expressions is movie 5.9 on this page.
Dividing Rational Expressions is movie 5.10 on this page.
Simplifying Complex Fractions is movie 5.12 on this page.

 

The University of Idaho provides another online resource.  These lectures are only viewable by those with DSL or cable modems.  Real Player, a free download, is required to see these videos. The videos cover the topics below. To see the videos, go to this page and look under sections 8.1-8.3 (It is a different section number because they are using a different text).

Simplifying Rational Expressions Part 1
Simplifying Rational Expressions Part 2
Multiplying Rational Expressions
Dividing Rational Expressions Part 1
Dividing Rational Expressions Part 2
Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions with the same denominator
Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions with different denominators
Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions with denominators which are more involved
Simplifying complex fractions

 

More online help:

Simplifying Rational Expressions
Mutiplying Rational Expressions
Dividing Rational Expressions
Adding Rational Expressions
Subtracting Rational Expressions
Adding & Subtracting Rational Expressions
Simplifying Complex Fractions