document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=20899>Question 20899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What values of x, if any are not permitted?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-3/x^2-16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "IN MATHS CERTAIN OPERATIONS LIKE DIVISION BY ZERO ,LOG OF ZERO OR A NEGATIVE NUMBER ;OR SQUARE ROOT OF A NEGATIVE NUMBER ETC...ARE NOT PERMITTED IN MATHS .HENCE WE SHOULD SEE THAT X DOES NOT TAKE SUCH VALUES WHICH WILL RESULT IN ADOPTING SUCH PROHIBITED PRACTICES.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HERE IN DENOMINATOR,WE HAVE X^2-16..HENCE IT SHOULD NOT BE ZERO <BR>\n" );
document.write( "THAT IS X^2-16=0..OR X^2=16..OR...X=+4 AND -4 ...THERE IS NO OTHER PROHIBITED AREA .HENCE X SHOULD NOT EQUAL +4 AND -4.  </SPAN>\n" );
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