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Mathematics 30-2 Chapter 4: Rational Expressions and

Equations Take Home Quiz

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question. (1 mark each)

____ 1. Identify the rational expression that is equivalent to 2 − x .

3x

4 − 2x 4 − 2x 2 − 2x
A. B. C. D. 6x − 3x 2
3x 6x 6x

____ 2. Identify the rational expression that is equivalent to 4x .

x+5

x 4x 2 2x 4x (x + 5)
A. B. C. D.
x+5 x + 5x 2 0.5x + 2.5 x+5

____ 3. Identify the rational expression that is equivalent to 9 − 3x .

12x 2 + x

3−x 9x − 3x 2
A. C.
2
6x + 2x 12x 3 + x
3x − x 2 6 (3 − x )
B. D.
3
4x + 0.3x 2 2x (12x + 1)

____ 4. Determine the non-permissible value(s) for 2 − x .

3x
A. x≠2 C. x≠0
B. x > 0, x ≠ 2 D. x≥0

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2
2x + 8x
____ 5. Determine the non-permissible value(s) for .
3
4x − 2

3 1 1
A. x ≠ 0, x ≠ C. x≠
3 2
3 1 3 1
B. x≠ D. x≠
2 3

____ 6. Which rational expression is simplified?

2x ii) 10x
2
i) 5 + 15x
iii)
6x + 4x 3 7x 2 + 1 10x
A. i) and ii) B. ii) C. i) and iii) D. i)

____ 7. Simplify −21k .

14k 3
−3 , k ≠ 0 −7 , k ≠ 0
A. C.
2k 2 k2
−3k , k ≠ 0 −21 , k ≠≠ 0
B. D.
2
2k 14k 2
2
16h − 40h .
____ 8. Simplify 3
24h

h − 5, h ≠ 0 2h − 10 , h ≠ 0
A. C.
3h 2 6h 2
2h − 5 , h ≠ 0 2h − 5 , h ≠ 0
B. D.
3h 2 3h

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2
6a + 54a
____ 9. Simplify .
18 − 24a

1 + 9a , a ≠ 3 3a + 18a 2 , a ≠ 3
A. C.
3 − 4a 4 6 − 8a 4

2a + 27a 2 , a ≠ 3 a + 9a 2 , a ≠ 3
B. D.
9 − 12a 4 3 − 4a 4

____ 10. Simplify 3n − 1 ⋅ 2n .

n + 5 6n − 2
n 2n , n ≠ –5, 1
A. , C.
(n + 5) (3n − 1) n+5 3

n ≠ –5, 1
3
2n , n ≠ –5, 1 n , n ≠ –5, 1
B. D.
3n − 1 3 n+5 3

____ 11. Simplify 6d + 3 ÷ 2d + 1 .

3d 4
1 , d ≠ 0, − 1 3 , d ≠ 0, − 1
A. C.
2d 2 d+1 2
4 , d ≠ 0, − 1 4 , d ≠ 0, − 1
B. D.
3d 2 d 2

a and 80 .
____ 12. Determine the lowest common denominator for the pair
3a + 2 3a 2

A. 9a3 + 6a2 B. 3a3 + 2a2 C. 6a3 D. 3a2

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____ 13. Simplify 2m + m .

12m 2 2

1 + 3m 2 , m ≠ 0 1 + 6m 2 , m ≠ 0
A. C.
6m 12m
m ,m≠0 4m 2 , m ≠ 0
B. D.
2
12m 24m 2

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____ 14. Simplify + p.
2
p −4

p 1+p
A. , p ≠ –2, 2 C. , p ≠ –2, 2
2 2
p −4 p −4
p2 + p − 4 1 + p 3 − 4p
B. , p ≠ –2, 2 D. , p ≠ –2, 2
2 2
p −4 p −4

y y−5
____ 15. Simplify − .
y + 5 y 2 − 25

y−1 y−1
A. , y ≠ –5, 5 C. , y ≠ –5, 5
y+5 2
y −5
y+1 y+1
B. , y ≠ –5, 5 D. , y ≠ –5, 5
y+5 2
y +5

____ 16. Solve the following equation for x.

2+ 1 = 7
x x + 1 2x + 2
A. x=2 B. x=3 C. x=4 D. x=5

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____ 17. Solve the following equation for x.

3x = 2
x+1
A. x=2 B. x=3 C. x=4 D. x=5

Short Answer Show all appropriate supporting work (2 marks each)

21c 2 (c − 5) 9 (2c + 1)
18. Simplify ⋅ .
7c (1 + 2c) 3c

6 (5 − 3d) 12d (3d − 5)

19. Simplify ÷ .
2d + 6 d+3

20. Simplify 4 − d + 3 .
2d − 8 2d 2

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Simplify 2a − 1
21. .
3 − a 5 (a + 2)

22. When they work together, Samir and Lorraine can deliver flyers to all
the homes in their neighbourhood in 24 min. When Lorraine works alone, she
needs 14 min longer to deliver the flyers than Samir when he works alone.
Let y represent the time that Samir takes to deliver the flyers on his own. Write
a rational equation to solve for y.

23. Crispin bought a case of concert T-shirts for $550. He kept one T-shirt for
himself and sold the rest for $720, making a profit of $8 on each T-shirt. How
many T-shirts were in the case?

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Problem Show all appropriate supporting work

24. Brian tried to determine the non-permissible values for an expression, as shown
below.
2t − 6t 3 To determine the non-permissible
values, I looked for the values that
8t − 14t 2 make the denominator equal to zero.
Denominator: I set the denominator equal to 0 and
8t − 14t 2 = 0 factored the expression on the left.
2t (4 − 7t ) = 0
2t = 0 or 4 − 7t = 0 I set both factors equal to zero. I
t=0 4 = −7t solved each equation separately.
t = −4
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2t − 6t 3 , t ≠ 0, t ≠ − 4 t = 0 and t = − 4 are non-permissible
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8t − 14t 2 7 values of the variable in the rational
expression.

a) Identify Brian’s error, and correct his solution. (3 marks)

b) Explain why Brian’s error may be a common error.(1 mark)

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Mathematics 30-2 Chapter 4: Rational Expressions and

Equations Take Home Quiz
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. B
2. C
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. D
11. D
12. A
13. A
14. D
15. A
16. C
17. A

SHORT ANSWER

18. 9(c – 5), c ≠ 0, − 1

2
19. 1 , d ≠ 0, –3, 5
−4d 3
2
20. 3 − d2 , d ≠ 0, 4
2d
2
10a + 21a − 3 , a ≠ –2, 3
21.
5 (a + 2) (3 − a)
22. 1 + 1 = 1
y y + 14 24

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23. 25

PROBLEM

24. a) When Brian solved the equation 4 – 7t = 0, he did not change the –7t to +7t when he moved it to
the other side of the equal sign.
Correction:
4 − 7t = 0
4 = 7t
t= 4
7
3
2t − 6t , t ≠ 0, t ≠ 4
2
8t − 14t 7
b) Answers may vary. e.g., Brian’s error is common because it is sometimes hard to remember to
change the signs of terms when you move them to the other side of the equal sign.