SOLUTION: Determine the value of x for which each of the following is undefined X2 - x -2 ----------- X2+ 3x + 2

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Question 733472: Determine the value of x for which each of the following is undefined
X2 - x -2
-----------
X2+ 3x + 2

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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The expression is undefined when the denominator is zero. This denominator factors to (x+1)(x+2), so x%3C%3E-1 and x%3C%3E-2.

Numeric expressions are not formal written English. Do not capilolize the variable at the start of a writing line nor at the start of a sentence based on the character's position on the page nor the writing location. X is a different variable than x. x is a different variable than X. That is the convention about numeric variables.

Also, designate your superscripts and subscripts reliably. You want your rational expression to look this way:

As plain text:
(x^2 - x -2) /(x^2+ 3x + 2)

As rendered between triple braces tags in this system:
%28x%5E2+-+x+-2%29+%2F%28x%5E2%2B+3x+%2B+2%29