Develop a solid understanding of the manipulation of expressions to produce equivalent expressions. Given an expression, pupils rearrange it to create a new one. Their new functions must match the structure of the model expressions.

Concepts

expressions, addition rational expressions, equivalent expressions

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use questions as lesson openers to review expression structure
• Create similar types of problems to utilize as board work or guided practice

Classroom Considerations

• Builds upon previous experience with manipulating various expression types

Pros

• Gives learners practice with using different properties to change expressions
• Incorporates a variety of expression types including linear, quadratic and rational

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSA-SSE.A.2