document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=527336>Question 527336</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the domain of the given function\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(y)= 1/(y+1) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #348859 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=348859\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You cannot divide by zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So y+1 cannot be zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it were, then y + 1 = 0, which would mean that y = -1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if y = -1, then y + 1 = 0, which would cause a division by zero error.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To avoid this, we exclude this value from the domain.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the domain is the set of all real numbers, but y cannot equal -1.\r<BR>\n" );
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