document.write( "Question 359121: Re: Simplifying Rational Expressions and Functions
\n" ); document.write( "I understand how to write a function in simplified form using factoring and removing the factor = to 1. However, can someone walk me through the steps on determining the restrictions on the domain? I can't figure out how the restrictions on the domain are determined.
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\n" ); document.write( "g(x)= x^2+3x-10 / 2x^2-3x-2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer: g(x)= x+5/2x+1, x cannot = -1/2 and x cannot = 2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Please teach me how to determine the restrictions. Thank you. Jill \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "*Note: restrictions on the domain are the values of x that cannot be used.
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document.write( "(those that would make the denominator zero, cannot be used, for ex)\r
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document.write( "This tells us the denominator would be zero if x = (-1/2) or x = 2
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document.write( "Now Simplifying further:
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