SOLUTION: If the expression is to make sense 5w-6/7w+8 the values that w can take must be restricted, state the restriction on w

SOLUTION: If the expression is to make sense 5w-6/7w+8 the values that w can take must be restricted, state the restriction on w

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Question 251801: If the expression is to make sense
5w-6/7w+8
the values that w can take must be restricted, state the restriction on w
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Remember that you CANNOT divide by zero. So set the denominator equal to zero to get . Solve for 'w' to get . So when , the denominator is equal to zero which is what we don't want. This means that we must make the restriction that for the expression to make sense.
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