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RationalCoefficientNotes
Coefficient:____________________infrontofthevariable.In5!,______isthe
_____________.
Reciprocal:the_____________ofa_____________.Thereciprocalof5is
!
_______.Thereciprocalof is____________.
!
Tosolveequationswithrationalcoefficients:
1. Ifthecoefficientisa_____________,dotheinverseoperation.Ifthe
originaloperationis____________thenyou_______________.
2. Ifthecoefficientisa_________________,thenyoumultiplybythe
reciprocal.DONOT____________!!!
Examples:
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1.)! ! = 18
!
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2.)1 ! ! = 16 !
3.)3.15 = 0.45!
4.)Paulahasread70%ofthetotalpagesinthebooksheisreadingforEnglish
class.Paulahasread84pages.Defineavariable.Thenwriteandsolvean
equationtodeterminehowmanypagesareinthebook.