document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=164980>Question 164980</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> for the equation a. write the value of the variable that makes a denominator zero:3 over x+2 + 2 over x-2= 8 over (x+2)(x-2)  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #121608 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=midwood_trail><B>midwood_trail(310)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=midwood_trail><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=121608\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the denominator = 0, then we have a case that is undefined or better said DOES NOT EXIST because we cannot divide by zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If we set x + 2 and x - 2 to = 0 and solve for x, we find out that x can be any number except x CANNOT = 2 or -2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 2 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final answer: x CANNOT EQUAL -2 or 2 for the expressions given in the denominators because it creates division by zero, which does not exist.\r<BR>\n" );
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