Bittinger/Ellenbogen/Johnson: Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Chapter 6:

  Rational Expressions and Equations



  Operations using Rational Expressions provide the foundations for Chapter 6 of Elementary and Intermediate Algebra. Additional subjects discussed are multiplication and division of rational expressions, least common multiples, addition and subtraction with unlike denominators, and complex rational expressions. All these concepts facilitate problem solving using rational expressions and equations. One chapter application uses the measurement of a moose population.

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InterAct Math Tutorial


InterAct Math tutorial exercises provide you with on-line practice problems and guided solutions. The InterAct Math exercises on www.conceptsapplications.com were written specifically to accompany the second edition of Elementary and Intermediate Algebra. To access the InterAct Math tutorials over the Web, you must first download and install the FREE InterAct Math plugin for Windows 95 or higher. Click here to link to instructions for downloading the plug-in and to access the Web exercises for Chapter 6.



Extra Practice Worksheets

For further practice on topics in Chapter 6, use the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the extra exercise worksheets below.

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If you already have the Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, simply click on the section links below to view the exercises for those sections. If you do not already have the Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, click on the "Get Acrobat Reader" button above to go to Adobe's Web site. Follow the directions on the Adobe Web site for downloading and installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader, then return to this Web site and just click on the section links below to view the exercise sets.

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Sections 6.3-6.4, EXERCISE SET, Answers (Acrobat PDF Files)
Section 6.5, EXERCISE SET, Answers (Acrobat PDF Files)
Section 6.6, EXERCISE SET, Answers (Acrobat PDF Files)
Section 6.7, EXERCISE SET, Answers (Acrobat PDF Files)
Section 6.8, EXERCISE SET, Answers (Acrobat PDF Files)