SOLUTION: Determine the domain of the function p(x)=3x^2-5x-2/x^2-4

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Question 172375: Determine the domain of the function
p(x)=3x^2-5x-2/x^2-4
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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Domain requires that denominators must NOT equal zero! In this case, x canNOT equal 2 or -2. Domain therefore is all values of x except 2 and -2.
In interval notation: (-inf, -2) U (-2,2) U (2, inf).

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