document.write( "Question 107302: What values for x, if any, must be excluded in each of the following algebraic fractions?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"f%28x%29=%28x-1%29%2F%28x-5%29\" Start with the given function\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x-5=0\" Set the denominator equal to zero. Remember, dividing by 0 is undefined. So if we find values of x that make the denominator zero, then we must exclude them from the domain.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=0%2B5\"Add 5 to both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=5\" Combine like terms on the right side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our answer is \"x=5\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since \"x=5\" makes the denominator equal to zero, this means we must exclude \"x=5\" from our domain\r
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