SOLUTION: What values of x must be excluded in the algebraic fraction: x-5/x^2-x-12 A)3,-4 B)0,5 C)0,-5 D)-3,4

Question 1007106: What values of x must be excluded in the algebraic fraction: x-5/x^2-x-12
A)3,-4 B)0,5 C)0,-5 D)-3,4
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The fraction means and the value for x which must be excluded is 0 only.

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(x-5)/(x^2-x-12)
Very different, and will appear rendered as , which has a different set of undefined values for x than the way you wrote your expression.
The expression is undefined if the denominator is 0.

Factorize the denominator and identify the values of x which make this denominator 0. That is WHAT to do.
Undefined for x at -3 and +4.
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