Excluded Value Multiply and Divide Rationales

Multiply and Simplify

• 4(x+3)/(x+2),

• (x+2)/4(x+1)

• (x+2)/4(x+3),

• 4(x+1)/(x+2),

• 2a²b⁶

• 1/2a²b⁶

• b⁶/2a²

• 2b⁶/a²

Divide

• 1/6

• x+10/ 6x+60

• x+8/ 6x+60

• (x+10)(x+8)/ 6x+60

Simplify. 

• (x+6)/(x+4)
• (x+6)(x+4)
• (x+6)
• (x+6)/(x-5)

• 5x / 3

• 10x / (x - 8)

• 10x

• 6x(x - 8) / 6x

What value(s) make the expression undefined?

• x = - 3 and x = 4
• x = 3 and x = - 4
• x = 3 only
• x = - 4 only

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