SOLUTION: Find any points of discontinuity for the rational function. y=x-8/x^2+4x-5

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Question 845469: Find any points of discontinuity for the rational function.
y=x-8/x^2+4x-5
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Look for values when the denominator goes to zero.
x%5E2%2B4x-5=0
%28x%2B5%29%28x-1%29=0
Two values:
x%2B5=0
x=-5
and
x-1=0
x=1