document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78303>Question 78303</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What values for x must be excluded in the following fraction?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-3/(4x-5)(x+1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #56172 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=56172\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since the denominator cannot equal zero, we must look for values that make this true\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284x-5%29%28x%2B1%29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284x-5%29%28x%2B1%29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set each factor equal to zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x%2B5=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x%2B5=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4x=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4x=-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 5 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-5%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-5%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set x+1 equal to zero\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B1=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B1=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract 1 from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So x cannot equal -1 or -5/4, this means we must exclude these numbers from our domain.\r<BR>\n" );
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