Solving Rational Equations INB Pages

I really like rational expressions.  Once you can factor, they're easy.  I didn't make a whole bunch of fancy foldables for my rational equations lesson, partly because I was end of the year teacher-tired and partly because I didn't think it was necessary.  Yes, sometimes I do just have students write in their notebooks!

These are the notes I used for my students.  I only did these four problems and then had them start on their homework.  They appreciated having extra time to work on homework.  Semi-interesting note: my students strongly preferred method 2.

Solving rational equations is one of my favorite units in algebra 2.  My high school students don't need a lot of help beyond these notes, because they've practiced factoring quite a bit.  I use these pages in my interactive notebooks.

Solving rational equations is one of my favorite units in algebra 2.  My high school students don't need a lot of help beyond these notes, because they've practiced factoring quite a bit.  I use these pages in my interactive notebooks.

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