document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1088953>Question 1088953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the excluded values for the algebraic fraction\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3/x^2+2x-8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "values of x are excluded that make denominator equal 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 2x - 8 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "factors to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+4)(x-2) = 0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "two solutions for x that make the denominator = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2  </SPAN>\n" );
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