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Division of Rational Expressions
To divide rational expressions, multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second — the same strategy used for dividing numerical fractions. If , , , and are polynomials with , , and , then:
The reciprocal of is , obtained by swapping the numerator and denominator of the second rational expression. Once the division has been rewritten as a multiplication, the standard procedure for multiplying rational expressions applies: factor all numerators and denominators completely, multiply, and then simplify by dividing out common factors.
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