SOLUTION: what is the excluded value p when -3 over 2p to the second power - p

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Question 747366: what is the excluded value p when -3 over 2p to the second power - p
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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what is the excluded value p when -3 over 2p to the second power - p
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-3/(2p^2-p)
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The denominator cannot be zero.
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Solve:
2p^2-p = 0
p(2p-1) = 0
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p = 0 or 2p-1 = 0
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p = 0 or 2p = 1
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p = 0 or p = 1/2
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p = 0 or p = 1/2
Those are the excluded values.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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