document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=275887>Question 275887</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me find the illegal values of  b in this  fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2b^2 +3b -10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2 -2b -8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "=(b-4)(b+2) so b can't equal 4 or -2 or there will be division by zero which is not allowed.<BR>\n" );
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