SOLUTION: what value for x must be excluded in the following fraction x-3/(4x-5)(x+1) please help

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: what value for x must be excluded in the following fraction
x-3/(4x-5)(x+1)
please help This question is from textbook algebra

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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%284x-5%29%28x%2B1%29=0 Set denominator equal to zero
4x-5=0 or x%2B1=0 Set each factor equal to zero

x=5%2F4 or x=-1 Solve for x


So x=5%2F4 and x=-1 must be excluded since they make the denominator equal to zero