SOLUTION: Please help me find all numbers for which the rational expression is not defined. x^2-3x-4 over x^2-18x+77. Thank you

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Question 107517This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra
: Please help me find all numbers for which the rational expression is not defined. x^2-3x-4 over x^2-18x+77. Thank you This question is from textbook Intermediate Algebra

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Please help me find all numbers for which the rational expression is not defined. x^2-3x-4 over x^2-18x+77.
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%28x%5E2-3x-4%29%2F%28x%5E2-18x%2B77%29
:
The expression is undefined when the denominator = 0
Find the values of x which make the expression x%5E2+-+18x+%2B+77 = 0
:
x%5E2+-+18x+%2B+77 = 0
Factors to
(x - 11)(x - 7) = 0
x = +11
and
x = +7
:
Substituting these two values for x; makes the denominator = 0; hence undefined