SOLUTION: What values are excluded from the domain of the of this function => f(x)= 1/(x-1)? Thanks!

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Question 42690: What values are excluded from the domain of the of this function => f(x)= 1/(x-1)? Thanks!
Found 2 solutions by rapaljer, Nate:
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Denominators must NEVER equal zero! Therefore, x cannot equal 1. The value of x=1 must be excluded from the domain.

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Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Anything divided by zero is undefined.
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Look at the denominator. (x - 1) can not equal zero.
x - 1 = 0
x = 1 is excluded from your domain
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