document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=744973>Question 744973</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the domain of rational function f(y)=(y+4)/(y^2-4y) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #453633 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=453633\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The denominator is also y*(y-4).  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y can be of the real numbers so that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3C%3E0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3C%3E0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%3C%3E4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%3C%3E4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your use of 'y' as the independent variable in the function f indicates that the domain must be for y.  The intent to use y instead as the dependent variable would be very dubious for the given rational function. </SPAN>\n" );
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