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1. Reduce the rational expressions to their lowest form.
 
(i) \(\frac{x - 3}{x^2 - 9} =\) ii+i
 
(ii) \(\frac{x^2 - 16}{x^2 + 8x + 16} =\) iii+i
 
2. Find the excluded values of the following expressions (if any).
 
(i) \(\frac{x + 10}{8x}\)
 
Answer:
 
The excluded value is .
 
(ii) \(\frac{7p + 2}{8p^2 + 13p + 5}\)
 
Answer:
 
The excluded values are  ii and .
 
(iii) \(\frac{x}{x^2 + 1}\)
 
Answer:
 
There are  for the given rational expression.