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Rational Expressions Quiz

You may begin this quiz in class and continue it at home. It is designed to
take fifteen minutes to half an hour, but you may have as much time as you
need to complete it. You may consult your notes during this quiz, though you
will not be able to consult your notes during the unit test. Remember to try
all of the questions, use what you know, and if you have any questions, you
can ask me.
Total Marks: 19

Section 1: Multiple Choice (Questions 1-5): Read each question carefully

and circle the letter beside the correct answer.
Marks: 5 (1 mark per question)

1. Which answer identifies the non-permissible value(s) for x of

x 2 +4 x +2
+ ?
x (x2) x ( x2)

A. 2
B. -2
C. 0, 2
D. 0, -2

2
x 9 2
2. What do you get when you simplify the expression x3
2( x3) x3 ,
?

A. x+ 3

x+3
B. x3

C. x 29
 2
2 x 9
D. 2( x3)

Use the following information to answer question 3

2 2
2 x 4 x x x
Taylor was asked to simplify the following: x5
x5 x5 , . Here

is Taylors work:

2 2
2 x 4 x x x

x5 x5

Step 1
2 2
2 x 4 xx x
x5

Step 2
x 25 x
x5

Step 3
x (x5)
x5

Step 4 x

3. In which step did Taylor make the first error?

A. Step 1
B. Step 2
C. Step 3
D. Step 4
4. Which answer identifies the non-permissible value(s) for x of the
4x 6
equation + =6 ?
x x+ 1

A. 1
B. -1
C. 0, 1
D. 0, -1

Use the following information to answer question 5

x 1
Kim was asked to solve the following: + =8, x 2,2 . Here is Kims
x2 x+2
work:

x 1
+ =8
x2 x+ 2

Step 1 x ( x +2 ) +1 ( x2 )=8

Step 2 x 2+2 x + x2=8

2
Step 3 x +3 x10=0

Step 4 ( x+5 )( x2 ) =0

Solution x=5

5. In which step did Kim make the first error?

 A. Step 1
B. Step 2
C. Step 3
D. Step 4

Section 2: Numerical Response (Questions 6-7): Read the information

provided for each question and fill in the blanks as indicated.
Marks: 4 (2 marks per question)

Use the following information to answer question 6

3 x 2 y3 z 3 4 xy z 2
Simplifying the product of 3 , x 0, y 0 gives you
2x y z

A xB yC zD

Where A, B, C, and D are single-digit numbers

6. The values of A, B, C, and D in the simplified product A x B y C z D are

A. B. C. D.
Use the following information to answer question 7
Fred is starting a baby bow business. He spends $100 on pre-cut ribbons to
make the bows and receives 10 pre-cut ribbons for free. Each pre-cut
ribbon makes one bow. He sells all of his bows for $500, making a profit of
$4 per ribbon.

If n represents the number of ribbons that he paid for, then an equation

that represents this information is:

B C
A=
n+ D n+ D

7. The values of A, B, C, and D in the above equation are

A. B. C. D.

Section 3: Written Response (Questions 9-10): Answer all parts of the

following questions. Part marks will be awarded, so show all of your work.
Marks: 10 (4 points each for questions 8 & 10 and 2 points for question 9)

8. Simplify the following. State all non-permissible values. (4 marks total: 2

marks each)

3 xx 2 2 x2 x +1 3 x 2 +3
A. + B.
x 24 x x 24 x x 9x
9. Solve the following equation. Remember to identify any extraneous
solutions. (2 marks)
6 x 2
=
x2 2 x 2

10. Last week, Chris decided that he is going to take the class to hike up the
Crypt Lake trail in Waterton. He is guessing that it will take 6 hours for the
class to hike up the 8.5 km trail and back (17 km total distance). He figures,
since the trail is quite steep, that the class will go twice as fast coming down
as going up. At what speed, x, will they be hiking up the trail to make the
round trip in 6 hours? (4 marks total)
a. Complete the following chart. (2 marks)
Distance (km) Speed (km/h) =
Time (h) = D/S
=D S

Going Up x
 Coming Down

b. Write and solve a rational equation to determine the speed at which

they will be hiking up the trail. (2 marks)