SOLUTION: What values for x must be excluded in the following fraction?
x-3
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(4x-5)(x+1)
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Question 119649: What values for x must be excluded in the following fraction?
x-3
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(4x-5)(x+1)
Answer by tutor_paul(519) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the values of x that must be excluded are any values which make the denominator equal to zero. Since the denominator is a product of two terms, the values which make each term equal to zero need to be excluded. Take the first term and equate it to zero:
Solve for x:
Now, take the second term and equate it to zero:
Solve for x:
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