{"id":919,"date":"2024-04-30T21:17:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/collegealgebra\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=919"},"modified":"2025-07-11T22:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T22:25:05","slug":"rational-expressions-apply-it-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/collegealgebra\/chapter\/rational-expressions-apply-it-1\/","title":{"raw":"Rational Expressions: Apply It 1","rendered":"Rational Expressions: Apply It 1"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Simplify rational expressions<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Practice how to multiply, divide, add, and subtract rational expressions<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>Tim FitzHigham is an English comedian who is best known for his ridiculous feats that have broken or set world records all while raising money and awareness for humanitarian and environmental causes. His feats include paddling a paper boat for [latex]160[\/latex] miles down the River Thames, crossing the English Channel by rowing in a bathtub, and blowing up the world\u2019s largest man-inflated balloon.[footnote]https:\/\/londonist.com\/2006\/11\/yesterday_londo; https:\/\/londonist.com\/2007\/01\/back_in_2006_we[\/footnote]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_4207\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"298\"]<img class=\"wp-image-4207 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/04\/25062006\/tim_fitzhigham-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" \/> Tim FitzHigham in the boat. 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His feats include paddling a paper boat for [latex]160[\/latex] miles down the River Thames, crossing the English Channel by rowing in a bathtub, and blowing up the world\u2019s largest man-inflated balloon.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"https:\/\/londonist.com\/2006\/11\/yesterday_londo; https:\/\/londonist.com\/2007\/01\/back_in_2006_we\" id=\"return-footnote-919-1\" href=\"#footnote-919-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4207\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4207 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/04\/25062006\/tim_fitzhigham-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/04\/25062006\/tim_fitzhigham-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/04\/25062006\/tim_fitzhigham-1016x1024.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/04\/25062006\/tim_fitzhigham-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/04\/25062006\/tim_fitzhigham-768x774.jpg 768w, https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/04\/25062006\/tim_fitzhigham-65x66.jpg 65w, https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/04\/25062006\/tim_fitzhigham-225x227.jpg 225w, https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/04\/25062006\/tim_fitzhigham-350x353.jpg 350w, https:\/\/content-cdn.one.lumenlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2024\/04\/25062006\/tim_fitzhigham.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tim FitzHigham in the boat. 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