document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174804>Question 174804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the illegal values of b in the fraction 2b^2+3b-10 over b^2-2b-8? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The value for b which results in 0 in the denominator, to find that solve for b:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2 - 2b - 8 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b-4)(b+2) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two solutions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These are the illegal values for b, substitute these values for b in the denominator to see that we have division by 0 for these values </SPAN>\n" );
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