document.write( "Question 97940: what values for x must be excluded in the following fraction?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #71242 by jim_thompson5910(35256) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"x%2B6=0\"$ Set the denominator equal to zero. Remember, you cannot divide by zero, so setting the denominator equal to zero will find the excluded x value\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=-6\"$ Subtract 6 from both sides. So this is our answer. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So $\"x=-6\"$ must be excluded since it makes the denominator equal to zero. \n" ); document.write( "

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