Section 8.4 Worksheet:

Assigned problems: Exercises Pp. 554 - 556 #1, 2, 11, 31, 32, 33a, 35 (due Thursday, 1/29).

1. First of all, what is a rational function?

2. What is the promise the author makes about the integration of rational functions?

3. What are the four cases we need to be concerned about?

4. Why are we only considering proper rational functions?

5. Are there some non-rational functions that can be solved using ``rational function technology''?