Ex 3: Solving Rational Equations

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• WHEN SOLVING A RATIONAL EQUATION, THE MAIN GOAL IS TO DETERMINE WHAT EXPRESSION TO MULTIPLY BOTH SIDES OF THE EQUATION BY TO ELIMINATE THE FRACTIONS. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LEAST COMMON DENOMINATOR OR LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE OF THE DENOMINATORS. SO LOOKING AT OUR FIRST EXAMPLE HERE, SINCE WE HAVE A DENOMINATOR OF X AND A DENOMINATOR OF X - 4 T... Read More