document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=486918>Question 486918</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the domain of this function?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x) = 3x-1/(x+3)(x-1) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For your problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 3)(x - 1) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3 =0 or x - 1 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -3 or x = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the domain is all real numbers except -3 and 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D = {x| x is not equal to -3 or 1} </SPAN>\n" );
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