Name: How Do You Simplify Rational Expressions?
Uploaded: 2023-09-22T08:11:50.369Z
Channel: House of Math
Description: You cancel common factors in the numerator and denominator of a rational expression in order to simplify it. Watch this video to discover how it works.

You cancel common factors in the numerator and denominator of a rational expression in order to simplify it. Watch this video to discover how it works.

How Do You Simplify Rational Expressions?

You cancel common factors in the numerator and denominator of a rational expression in order to simplify it. Watch this video to discover how it works. 

A rational expression is a fraction where the numerator and denominator are polynomials

A polynomial is an algebraic expression where each term is made up of two parts: a coefficient, and a power of a variable, with a non-negative integer as the exponent.

Simplifying a fraction involves reducing it to its lowest terms by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common factor