document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38590>Question 38590</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What values for x must be excluded in the following fraction?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-3/(4x-5)(x+1) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #24108 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=24108\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Any value that makes the denominator go to zero...that is if<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - 5 = 0 or x + 1 = 0, we must exclude that value for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus x cannot be 5/4 or -1.  We say these are excluded from the domain of x. </SPAN>\n" );
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