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" );
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document.write( "x-3/(4x-5)(x+1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If either (4x - 5) or (x+1) is zero, the fraction becomes infinitely large.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - 5 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 1 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the values of x = 5/4 and x = -1 are excluded </SPAN>\n" );
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