SOLUTION: What values for x must be excluded in the following fraction: 9/x-8...My answer is 0 am I right?

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Question 86008: What values for x must be excluded in the following fraction: 9/x-8...My answer is 0 am I right?
Answer by tutor_paul(519) About Me  (Show Source):
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9%2F%28x-8%29
The value of x that should be excluded is the one which makes the denominator of the expression equal to zero.
In this case, x=8 would result in a zero value in the denominator, so it should be "excluded."
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