SOLUTION: What values for x must be excluded in the following fraction? 6/x-8

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Question 112184: What values for x must be excluded in the following fraction? 6/x-8
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Start with the given function


Set the denominator equal to zero. Remember, dividing by 0 is undefined. So if we find values of x that make the denominator zero, then we must exclude them from the domain.



Add 8 to both sides


Combine like terms on the right side





Since makes the denominator equal to zero, this means we must exclude from our domain

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