SOLUTION: find and name the domain. then solve x-2/x-4 = 8/x^2-4x

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Question 389453: find and name the domain. then solve
x-2/x-4 = 8/x^2-4x
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Domain:All x values except those that make the denominators equal to zero.
x=0
x=4
or in interval notation, (-infinity,0)U(0,4)U(4,infinity)
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